The Toronto Blue Jays and right-hander Dylan Cease agreed to a seven-year $210 million deal on Wednesday. The club has not yet confirmed the deal. Dylan Cease, who is entering his seventh season in the majors, was perhaps the hottest ticket going into free agency this offseason, alongside Michael King, who was his teammate while […]
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Baseball has never had more stats than it does today. Everything gets measured. Spin rate, extension, vertical break, chase rate, hard-hit percentage, and dozens of new metrics seem to roll out every season. However, despite the numerous numbers and trends available, one thing has always been missing. Now we have Starter Trust Score – a […]
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The San Diego Padres have hired former reliever Craig Stammen as their manager for the next three years. Stammen played for the club as recently as 2022 before retiring and then signing a deal with the team in 2024 to become an assistant to the Padres’ coaching staff and baseball operations. The latter half of […]
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Padres 3, Cubs 0 On a blustery Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field, the San Diego Padres stifle the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to even the Wild Card Series at a game apiece. With the wind blowing in fiercely, home runs were sparse, and the game depended on a single swing and solid pitching. San Diego gains […]
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It’s been another long season for the San Diego Padres, but the efforts of the franchise have brought them to the postseason for a second straight year . Now, they’re gearing up to play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field for the National League Wildcard series. The Padres found themselves unable to take the division […]
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After a second shut-out defeat in Game Five of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the loss of two fan-favorite players, and infighting within the organization’s front office, a wave of uncertainty spread across those who considered themselves Friar faithful. It was very comparable to how some felt last year following the passing of […]
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It’s been a slow off-season for the San Diego Padres. However, with the looming arbitration deadline hitting its’ climax on Thursday, January 9, it’s finally time for the Friars to secure their lineups. All arbitration-eligible players must reach an agreement by 10 pm Pacific or face an arbitration hearing. The Padres have avoided arbitration since […]
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On Monday, January 6th, Sheel Kamal Seidler, the widow of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, filed a lawsuit against Matthew Seidler and Robert Seidler in an effort to assume control of the franchise, according to Sportico. In the 97-page lawsuit filed in Texas state probate court, Sheel Seidler alleges the two Seidler brothers […]
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