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Ben Verlander threw a pretty spicy trade-deadline grenade into baseball social media this week, and Padres fans are allowed to dream on it for a few seconds. Ad ...

Manny Machado knows that San Diego has won enough games to make the season feel stable, but the way the Padres are winning doesn't appear sustainable. Asked if ...

The Padres got one clean shot in on Bryce Harper this week. Unfortunately, it was one of the only clean swings they could muster in a series that saw the Philli ...

The Joe Musgrove timeline has been exhausting for Padres fans. It's been unpredictable. There have been positive updates, but ultimately, we have not seen Musgr ...

The San Diego Padres need another piece to their pitching staff -- whether it be a starter, a reliever, an under-the-radar guy, or an All-Star. We are still not ...

Nick Castellanos is not a player chasing revenge. So much for a spicy former-player grudge match. Because Castellanos' value to San Diego wasn't going to be bui ...

The San Diego Padres has been a problem all season, and Craig Stammen addressed it in an honest way you don't often hear from managers.

Some draft misses circle back years later and remind you what could have been. The Padres just got one of those. The Athletics are calling up left-handed pitchi ...

Great news. Ethan Salas survives this fake trade machine. Bad news? Almost every left-handed arm and a pulse might need to start packing their bags. Any trade c ...

Lately, it's been the Dodgers win. The Dodgers spend. They reinvent relievers, and if one fails, they just find another one to take his place. And then, somehow ...