What we learned in MLB this week: Aaron Judge has his eye on another HR title
Aaron Judge has re-entered the HR race chat, Texas is a legit division contender, and San Diego has a hitting problem. Here's what we learne...MAY 18, 2023
FERNANDO TATIS #23 - RIGHT FIELDER - SAN DIEGO PADRES
21 HR •
49 RBI •
.276 AVG
21 HR
49 RBI
.276 AVG
Padres players meet after another embarrassing loss: 'Something's got to get done' "The way that we're finishing the game," Fernando Tatis Jr. said, "I would boo ourselves too."
MAY 18, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Hitting third against Royals Tatis is hitting third and playing right field against the Royals on Wednesday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Impact The Padres are shaking things up at the top of the lineup after a 5-4 loss to the Royals on Wednesday, and Tatis will move into the middle of the lineup with Xander Bogaerts hitting at the top. San Diego is also without Manny Machado on Wednesday because of a hand injury, so this may be a short-term lineup solution assuming Machado gets back in the lineup in the coming days.
MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Padres Daily: Wacha's masterful mix; Melvin's stress; better approach; Tatis makes it fun in right Michael Wacha doesn't overpower batters, he just sometimes looks like he does; Padres don't hit better, but they look better while not hitti...
MAY 16, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Collects two more hits Tatis went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 4-0 win over Kansas City.
Impact Tatis singled and scored in the first then drove home the Padres' second run with a single in the following inning. He didn't reach base again, but the Padres didn't need much offense with Michael Wacha flirting with a no-hitter. Tatis has his average up to .289, but his power is down from his 42-homer season in 2021. His current .495 slugging percentage would be a career low.
MAY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Nabs two thefts Sunday Tatis went 1-for-2 with two walks and two steals in a loss to the Dodgers on Sunday.
Impact Tatis was the only Padre to reach more than once in the shutout loss, and he took advantage on the basepaths with a pair of thefts. That activity was a welcome sign for his fantasy managers, as Tatis had nabbed only one steal through his first 20 contests prior to Sunday. Though San Diego has struggled as a team this month, the 24-year-old has been productive, slashing .294/.345/.529 with three homers, five RBI and seven runs over 12 games.
MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Bob Melvin's frustration, too-early trade talk, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s style: Padres mailbag We'll see how these Padres respond to Melvin's admonishment, with a stern test upcoming this weekend in Chavez Ravine.
MAY 12, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Swats fifth homer Tatis went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's loss to the Twins.
Impact Tatis opened the game on a positive note for the Padres, smashing a homer to left field on Bailey Ober's first pitch. It was the young slugger's fifth long ball of the campaign, putting him one back of the team lead -- a stat made more impressive by the fact that he missed the first three weeks of the campaign. Tatis has complemented the homer total with a .280/.314/.512 slash line, 12 runs, 11 RBI and a stolen base over 86 plate appearances.
MAY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Padres Daily: New way to lose that is the same; Tatis' cannon; not pitching Crone in the zone Padres keep failing at all the wrong times; now they face another unfamiliar pitcher, which has not one well for them lately
MAY 11, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Tatis' 100-mph assist tops MLB OFs this year MINNEAPOLIS -- Fernando Tatis Jr. may have switched positions this season. But he still employs the very same cannon for a right arm. Tatis...
MAY 11, 2023 • MLB.COM
Notches first theft Tatis went 0-for-5 with a run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-1 win against Minnesota.
Impact Tatis didn't have a good day at the plate, as he struck out twice and didn't collect any hits. However, his stolen base in the seventh inning following a fielder's choice helped generated a Padres run. The theft was a welcome sight for Tatis' fantasy managers, who no doubt are counting on him to provide much more in that category than he has so far this season. After swiping 52 bags over his first 273 major-league games, Tatis entered Tuesday with no thefts on one attempt through his first 15 contests of 2023.
MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Fernando Tatís Jr. is back from suspension and, like it or not, he's still a superstar
The Padres phenom will be the first PED-suspended star to play the majority of his career under that spotlight. He looks up to the task.MAY 10, 2023
Padres notes: Fernando Tatis Jr. settles in; Bob Melvin tries to get order right (and left); time changes Tatis batting .340 over past 10 games, a product of time, patience and dad; first pitch for June 4 and 5 games against Cubs changed
MAY 9, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Column: Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. makes right-field D fun to watch, even as he learns new position Fernando Valenzuela commends Tatis for enjoying baseball; Mr. Padre and his Twins doppelganger; Ha-Seong Kim's fast challenge.
MAY 9, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres pregame: Fernando Tatis Jr. looking to stay hot in Dodgers series finale Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. has five team's 13 hits so far in Dodgers series; Adam Engel making Padres debut in center field in place of Tren...
MAY 7, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Dodgers News: Amid Drama, Padres Fernando Tatis Jr Shows his Respect to Clayton Kershaw The Padres video team should learn from their players.
MAY 7, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Three hits, one RBI in loss Tatis went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Tatis knocked in the Padres' lone run with an eighth-inning double, but they couldn't scrape together a tying run. He has multiple hits in five of his last seven games, recording three home runs and three doubles in that span. The 24-year-old is slashing .297/.328/.531 with 10 RBI, nine runs scored, four homers and no stolen bases through 67 plate appearances.
MAY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Column: Homers show Fernando Tatis Jr., now healthy, is ready to shoulder the load for Padres Also: Padres righty Yu Darvish continues his masterful run with performance against Dodgers, rival ace Clayon Kershaw
MAY 7, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Homers twice in win Tatis went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 5-2 win over the Dodgers.
Impact Tatis tagged Clayton Kershaw for both long balls, a solo shot in the third inning and a two-run blast in the fifth. Prior to Friday, Tatis had gone 0-for-9 across his last two contests. The 24-year-old is up to four homers, nine RBI, eight runs scored and two doubles while slashing .267/.302/.500 over 13 games since he was reinstated from a PED suspension.
MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Fernando Tatis Jr. blasts 2 HRs to power Padres past Dodgers Fernando Tatis Jr.
MAY 6, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Fernando Tatis Jr. blasts 2 HRs to power Padres past Dodgers Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Clayton Kershaw Friday night as the host San Diego Padres defeated Los Ange...
MAY 6, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM
Tatis has 2 HRs, 3 RBIs off Kershaw, Padres beat Dodgers 5-2
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw and had three RBIs for San Diego, which beat NL West rival Los Angeles 5-2 in the first meeting between the teams since the...MAY 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres Daily: Nothing doing again when it mattered Padres go hitless with runners in scoring position for the 12th time this season; Juan Soto is heating up; Fernando Tatis Jr.'s hitting stre...
MAY 3, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Catching fire at plate Tatis went 3-for-5 with a run scored Monday in the Padres' 8-3 win over the Reds.
Impact Tatis has now turned in three multi-hit efforts in a row and four within the last five games, extending his hit streak to nine games along the way. Though Tatis' .811 OPS is still well below his career mark (.959), fantasy managers have to be pleased with how he's performed thus far when considering that he hadn't played in the majors since October 2021 before he was reinstated from his suspension April 20.
MAY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
