(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)   Before making the move to the big leagues in 2021, San Diego Padres star shortstop Ha-Seong Kim played for seven years in his native South Korea. He was one of the best players in the KBO, routinely hitting near or above .300, with 20-homer power and 30-steal speed. He got on base, displayed bat-to-ball skills, amazing defense…he had it all. He was one of the best and most popular players in his country. Now, a few years later and with three MLB seasons under his belt, he has returned home as his Padres play a few tune-up games ahead of the Seoul S ..read more

(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)   Last week, the San Diego Padres announced that they would take center field prospect Jackson Merrill to South Korea for the Seoul Series that will take place between Wednesday and Thursday. He won his spot fair and square: not only is he one of the most talented prospects in MLB among players of his position, but he backed up that talent with results during spring training. However, the organization doubled down on Merrill and are announcing that he will be the starter in center field for Opening Day. “Jackson Merrill has won the Padres Opening Day center fi ..read more

(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)   The San Diego Padres made the one trade that a lot of people were waiting for. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease was a top target on the trade market and he is heading to the Padres in a blockbuster deal. San Diego sent back a package of prospects to the Chicago White Sox for the 28-year-old pitcher. We have seen the Padres be aggressive on the trade market over the past few seasons. Padres GM A.J. Preller deserves plenty of credit for that. According to Dennis Lin, Preller said he had a “running dialogue” with the White Sox all offseason about Cea ..read more

(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)   On Wednesday night, trade talks centering around Dylan Cease intensified. They got so serious that they resulted in the player being dealt to the San Diego Padres in a five-player deal. After several months of speculation, the Chicago White Sox did the logical thing and traded Cease to a contender, re-stocking their mediocre farm system in the process. In exchange for parting with several legitimate prospects, the Padres get a quality pitcher to place near the top of their rotation. Speaking of their pitching staff, MLB on FOX posted a graphic with ..read more

(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)   The San Diego Padres not only lost Juan Soto and Josh Hader this offseason. Three-fifths of their 2023 rotation is gone, too: Blake Snell, Seth Lugo, and Michael Wacha, and that doesn’t include top swingman Nick Martinez. As you can see, there was a lot of turnover, particularly on the pitching staff. At the moment, the Padres will have the two remaining members of their 2023 rotation, Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove, leading the staff. Then, two pitchers that came over in the Soto deal, Michael King and Jhony Brito, will follow them. MLB insider Jon Morosi repo ..read more

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)   The first games of the MLB regular season will have a different look than usual. This year, we will have the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers squaring off in Seoul, South Korea. These games will count as any regular season game would, they will just be played across the globe. It will be the first chance to see the new-look Dodgers lineup. You can bet they will have Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman batting 1-2-3 in their order. But the Padres have announced who those three will be facing in their first game. According to the ..read more

(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)   The San Diego Padres have existed since 1969. Many incredible players have worn their uniform since those days: Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Nate Colbert, Phil Nevin, Chase Headley, Ken Caminiti, Brian Giles, Ryan Klesko, Adrian Gonzalez, and Fernando Tatis Jr., just to name a few. We have to include Manny Machado on that list, too, even ahead of some of those names, in relevance to the team’s history. He has been around since 2019, when he signed a mammoth free-agent deal with the Friars. He hasn’t stopped hitting and producing since then, and is now ..read more

(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)   The San Diego Padres might have had to cut some payroll this year, but there is no denying that they have been one of the teams that have tried the hardest to put together championship-caliber squads in recent seasons. They have splashed the cash, they have traded for impact players, and they have tried to develop stars. This approached maxed out with a Championship Series appearance in 2022, but they missed the postseason last year with an 82-80 record. First, it was the sign to shed payroll, and then it was owner Peter Seidler passing away: the Padr ..read more

(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)   For the first time since the 2023 World Series, there will be baseball in America. No, it’s not the regular season yet, but Thursday marks the official start of the 2024 spring training calendar. The Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the San Diego Padres in Arizona, at Peoria Stadium. The Padres published their first lineup of the spring season, and it’s a very talented one, at least at the top. HAPPY GAME DAY TO ALL THOSE WHO OBSERVE pic.twitter.com/WkNkQvOjsi — San Diego Padres (@Padres) February 22, 2024 Fernando Tatis Jr. opens the batting order, follow ..read more

(Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)   The San Diego Padres spent $280 million to bring in Xander Bogaerts before the 2023 campaign, making him their starting shortstop. He had replaced Fernando Tatis Jr., whose arm and overall skillset is best suited for the outfield. However, now that Mike Shildt is in town to be the manager, the organization is announcing a change. “Mike Shildt announced that Xander Bogaerts will move to second base this season to make way for Ha-Seong Kim to play shortstop,” Talkin’ Baseball tweeted. Mike Shildt announced that Xander Bogaerts will move to secon ..read more