The San Diego Padres offseason has gotten worse. The Padres are one of two teams that has not added a player to the major league roster this offseason. Sheel Seidler, the widow of former team owner Pete Seidler,
So now what? Roki Sasaki was the Padres' Plan A this winter. They hoped desperately to woo the ace Japanese right-hander as an anchor of their starting rotation for years to come. They made that much known from the moment he was posted last month.
The Padres, with Japanese star Yu Darvish on the roster, felt they had a legitimate shot at Sasaki, and they had more money to play with, almost $6.26 million, than L.A. But the Dodgers, who eliminated the Padres on their way to the World Series last season, prevailed again.
With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.
The San Diego Padres today announced the additions of former Major League players Robby Hammock and Nick Punto to Manager Mike Shildt’s coaching staff for the 2025 campaign. Hammock, 47, returns to th
MLB free agency is cruising right along, with many of the big names, including Juan Soto, off the board. But some impact players are still available, and the trade market has been active. Here's a quick look at where things stand so far this offseason: Roki Sasaki,
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt has made a couple of additions to his coaching staff in the form of Nick Punto and Robby Hammock. Dennis Lin of The Athleti
The San Diego Padres could be forced to watch as breakout outfielder Jurickson Profar heads to a new team in free agency.
Sizing up the Padres’ 40-man roster heading into the 2025 season: Randy Vásquez arrived in the Juan Soto trade and made important starts throughout the year while the team was without Yu Darvish
Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick says Arizona has the "potential to be a championship team" thanks in part to the addition of ace right-hander Corbin Burnes, who the team signed to a six-year, $210 million deal in December.
"He considers Yu Darvish a godfather-type influence, and the Padres veteran mentored Sasaki during Japan’s championship run in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Therefore, for no other reason, I’ll predict he signs with either the Yankees or San Diego," Bowden wrote on Monday.