Friars on Base 6 hours ago
San Diego Padres: Lloyd’s debut shows organizational pitching depth
The San Diego Padres promoted Kyle Lloyd to start Tuesday’s game, and his performance revealed just how much potential the organization has. When the news broke that Jhoulys Chacin wouldn’t be able to go in Tuesday night’s game at Petco Park against the New York Mets, the chances San Diego got any quality innings appeared […] San Diego Padres: Lloyd’s debut shows organizational pitching depth - Friars on Base - Friars on Base - A San Diego Padres Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Amazin Avenue 9 hours ago
Mets Morning News: Mets hang on for the win, Rosario is nearly ready
Your Wednesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet The Mets The Mets hung on to defeat the Padres 6-5 last night in San Diego. Yoenis Cespedes had a big night, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run. He was pulled from the game as an injury precaution after scoring...
Amazin Avenue 11 hours ago
Mets vs. Padres Recap: Yo’ a single shy, Sewald pitches two strong
Reed allows a run, but hangs on for the win On the back of Yoenis Cespedes, the New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres 6-5. Cespedes led the offensive charge with a solo home run in the first inning. For Cespedes, who had been mired somewhat in a slump recently, it was his first...
Mets 360 11 hours ago
Gut reaction: Mets 6, Padres 5 – 7/25/17
Yoenis Cespedes single-handedly beat the Padres with a home run, triple, and double, knocking in three of the Mets’ six runs. In typical Mets fashion, Cespedes had to exit the game with “leg fatigue” before he had a chance to…Read more →
Padres Public 7 hours ago
My Cahill To Die On
When I wrote about the Trevor Cahill trade on Monday night, I didn’t spend too much time on the players the Padres gave up, including The Great Cahill. I did figure, however, that the thinking on their relative value was somewhat of a forgone conclusion. Turns out, reasonable people disagree with me. In the spirit of scraping for things to write about, and discussing the overarching topic of trade value heading into the deadline, I figured I’d collect some thoughts on the issue here. So—drumroll please—here’s my ranking, in terms of perceived trade value, of the three players the...
Friars on Base 4 hours ago
San Diego Padres: Five questions with Kings of Kauffman
In the wake of a major six player deadline deal between the San Diego Padres and the Kansas City Royals, Friars on Base discusses the trade with Kings of Kauffman. The trade which sent Trevor Cahill, Ryan Buchter, and Brandon Maurer to the Royals has been getting a lot of attention lately. The move made...
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San Diego Union-Tribune 48 mins ago
Padres prospect Adrian Morejon promoted to Fort Wayne
One of the organization’s top pitching prospects is on the move. Left-hander Adrian Morejon, still just 18, was promoted from short-season Tri-City to low Single-A Fort Wayne on Wednesday and will make his Midwest League debut Saturday at the TinCaps’ Parkview Field. Signed to a franchise-record...
San Diego Union-Tribune 5 hours ago
Padres owner on Brad Hand: 'Other things being equal right now, I don't see us moving him'
The Padres shipped out two of their most marketable relievers on Monday, including Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter as part of a deal with the Kansas City Royals. With five days left before the non-waiver trade deadline, the possibility looms that their best bullpen arm isn’t going anywhere (at...
San Diego Union-Tribune 18 hours ago
Padres' Kyle Lloyd beats odds to make major league debut
By day, Justin Livengood is a salesman for Beeson Hardware in High Point, N.C. After he gets off work, he coaches varsity baseball for the school he once attended, Ledford High in nearby Wallburg. Elbow trouble prompted the former Padres minor league pitcher to retire in 2015, but it has not stopped...
San Diego Union-Tribune 20 hours ago
Travis Wood joins Padres, ready to start or relieve
A successful season in the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen meant Travis Wood had options as he contemplated his next home. Before the left-hander signed a two-year, $12 million deal with Kansas City on Feb. 15, San Diego had been under consideration. “It got close toward the end, but I ended up going with...
San Diego Union-Tribune 22 hours ago
Padres season just beginning
Ryan Buchter appeared in 26 of the Padres’ 43 victories before he was traded Monday to the Kansas City Royals. Brandon Maurer appeared in 30 Padres victories before he got on a plane with Buchter headed to meet their new team on its road trip. Brad Hand, who is going somewhere soon, has pitched...
San Diego Union-Tribune Jul 25, 2017
What to know: New Padres prospect Esteury Ruiz
Hours after the Padres and Royals swapped six players on Monday afternoon, the youngest player in the trade crossed the desert to join his new organization’s Arizona Rookie League team in an 0-for-3 debut that dropped 18-year-old Esteury Ruiz’s batting average to .404, good for third in the circuit....
San Diego Union-Tribune Jul 25, 2017
Michel Baez remains unbeaten in Padres system
MLB Pipeline, like most trade publications, left Michel Baez outside an update of its top-100 prospects list. That could be rectified by season’s end. The 21-year-old Cuban continued a blistering start to his stateside career with five more dominant innings in low Single-A Fort Wayne’s 2-1 win...
San Diego Union-Tribune Jul 25, 2017
Renfroe homers not enough to beat deGrom, Mets
One after another, Jacob deGrom flung offerings at the top of the Padres’ order, a good amount of them untouchable four-seamers approaching 97 mph. After a near-immaculate first inning – 10 strikes, one foul ball – Wilmer Flores flung a ball over the wall in center. Indeed, even with Hunter Renfroe...
Chicago Tribune Jul 25, 2017
Royals get pitchers Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter from Padres
After scrambling back into contention in the AL Central, the Kansas City Royals are gearing up to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Royals acquired three pitchers from the San Diego Padres on Monday, getting starter Trevor Cahill, closer Brandon Maurer and reliever Ryan Buchter. Kansas...
San Diego Union-Tribune Jul 24, 2017
Aybar has fractured foot, could be out for season
Padres shortstop Erick Aybar suffered a fractured left foot in Friday’s game at San Francisco and could miss the rest of the season, manager Andy Green said. The injury occurred when Aybar fouled a pitch off his foot in the ninth inning. He finished the game, which went 11 innings, but was placed...
All Things Rockies | Denver Post Jul 24, 2017
Royals get starter Trevor Cahill, relievers Brandon Maurer, Ryan Buchter from Padres
The contending Kansas City Royals have acquired three pitchers from the San Diego Padres, getting starter Trevor Cahill, closer Brandon Maurer and reliever Ryan Buchter.
San Diego Union-Tribune Jul 24, 2017
Padres mailbag: Is A.J. Preller overplaying his Hand?
At 43-55 overall, the Padres entered Monday with a 10-8 record in July. With even a passable homestand, they can celebrate their first winning month of the season. That, of course, is not the trending topic. The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is less than a week away. By 1 p.m. PDT on Sunday,...
Padres Public Jul 24, 2017
Cahill Is Gone, But Everything Is Okay
Earlier today the Padres traded Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer, and Ryan Buchter to the Kansas City Royals for Esteury Ruiz, Matt Strahm, and Travis Wood. Woo-hoo, a trade! Trades are hard to write about these days. The more credit we’ve given to teams for getting smarter and smarter, the easier it is to look at a deal and nod along: “yup, yup, makes sense. yup.” It’s really no different with this deal. The Padres had obvious trade candidates like Cahill, picked up for pennies and reconfigured into a legitimate starter, Maurer, a still-pretty-young reliever who’s consistently...
