FEBRUARY 9, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
Padres, Yu Darvish agree to six-year, $108 million extension San Diego's right-hander was set to become a free agent following the 2023 season
Padres, Darvish agree to $108M extension through '28 (sources) The Padres and right-hander Yu Darvish have agreed on a six-year, $108 million extension that will keep Darvish in San Diego through 2028, s...
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 • MLB.COM
Signs six-year, $108M extension Darvish and the Padres agreed Thursday to a six-year, $108 million contract extension, according to MLB.com's AJ Cassavell and Mark Feinsand.
Impact This deal could keep Darvish in San Diego through 2028, pushing into his early-40s. Prior to the new agreement, the 36-year-old right-hander was due $18 million in 2023 with free agency looming next winter. Darvish delivered a stellar 3.10 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 197:37 K:BB across 194.2 regular-season innings (30 starts) last season for the Friars. He also registered a 2.88 ERA and 23:6 K:BB over 25 innings (four starts) in the 2022 playoffs. It's the third different six-year contract of his illustrious MLB career.
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Padres spring training primer: Starting rotation Starting pitching depth was a strength in 2022, but the Padres will have to unearth quality behind Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell if...
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Hopkins leads No. 20 Providence past Georgetown, 74-62
Bryce Hopkins scored 17 points and No. 20 Providence beat Georgetown 74-62FEBRUARY 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Signs minor-league contract Ravelo signed a minor-league contract Wednesday with the Padres which includes an invitation to major-league spring training.
Impact Ravelo spent most of the last two years in Nippon Professional Baseball, and his numbers were less than spectacular in 2022 with the Orix Buffaloes. The 30-year-old first baseman and corner outfielder will probably be nothing more than minor-league depth for San Diego in 2023.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Signs NRI with San Diego Lopes, who signed a minor-league contract with the Padres in December, has received an invitation to big-league spring training.
Impact Lopes was in the Rockies organization last season and couldn't battle his way above Triple-A Albuquerque. The 28-year-old outfielder is a career .246/.310/.352 hitter in 94 games (290 plate appearances) at the MLB level.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Bags spring training invite The Padres announced Wednesday that Liberato has been invited to big-league spring training.
Impact Liberato was designated for assignment in November and was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso after clearing waivers. The 27-year-old played well for Triple-A El Paso in 2022, supplying an .895 OPS over 390 plate appearances. He received the chance to make his big-league debut for the Padres in September, but now that he no longer possesses a spot on the 40-man roster, Liberato will most likely be set to return to El Paso to begin the 2023 campaign.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Inks NRI deal with San Diego Hanhold signed a minor-league contract Wednesday with the Padres that includes an invitation to major-league spring training.
Impact Hanhold spent the entire 2022 season with the Triple-A affiliate of the Pirates, pitching to a 3.40 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 49:24 K:BB in 53 innings of relief. The 29-year-old has surrendered 11 runs -- 10 earned -- in just 12.2 career major-league frames.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Invited to MLB camp Merrill received an invitation to MLB spring training Wednesday.
Impact Merrill is widely considered one of the top shortstop prospects in baseball, and he is coming off a 2022 campaign where he slashed .325/.387/.482 with five homers and eight stolen bases over 219 plate appearances at Low-A Lake Elsinore. As a 19-year-old who hasn't played above that Low-A level, it's very unlikely that Merrill helps out the Padres in 2023, but his ability to hit for average along with solid defense at a premium position does give him a chance to be a fast-track player.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Returns on minors contract Contreras re-signed Wednesday with the Padres on a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training.
Impact Contreras was non-tendered by San Diego earlier this offseason, but he's now back in the fold with a chance to strut his stuff on the MLB side of camp -- at least in the early part of the spring. The 23-year-old right-hander has yet to make an appearance above High-A ball.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Gets NRI from San Diego Brooks and the Padres agreed Wednesday to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training.
Impact Brooks was lit up for eight earned runs over just 9.1 total big-league frames last season with the Cardinals, who officially cut him loose in October. The veteran reliever will look to right the ship in the Padres' camp this spring, though he faces an uphill battle to actually claim an Opening Day roster spot.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ranking the best 23 shortstops of 2023 in the MLB
Who are baseball's best shortstops? Ben Verlander breaks down his five tiers.FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Padres honoring Ted Williams is right on many levels Induction of hometown kid, who played for PCL team, magnifies lack of history
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Rosenthal: 5 reasons why Manny Machado could sign extension with Padres by Opening Day I’m guessing Manny Machado stays in San Diego, as long as the Padres pay. And when in the last few years have they not?
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
How the Padres ownership deal fell apart On a warm day this winter, the owners of Major League Baseball’s 30 franchises gathered in the foothills below Camelback Mountain at The San...
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres to sign Cuban lefty Osvaldo Hernandez The Padres have agreed to sign Cuban pitching prospect Osvaldo Hernandez for $2.5 million, according to a source.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres outright Christian Bethancourt to El Paso, recall Cory Spangenberg One of the more ambitious experiments in major league history has officially stalled.
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Murray leads Georgetown against No. 20 Providence after 21-point performance
Georgetown takes on the No. 20 Providence Friars after Brandon Murray scored 21 points in the Hoyas' 68-62 loss to the UConn HuskiesFEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 things we know (and 3 we don't) about Padres' defense SAN DIEGO -- In case it wasn't already clear, Saturday laid it bare: This Padres offense is loaded. That much was evident when Xander Bogaer...
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • MLB.COM
Albert Pujols retired with an untouchable record that you didn't know
Albert Pujols was one of the 20 greatest baseball players ever. But there's one dubious record that belongs to him, perhaps forever.FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Padres spring training primer: Infielders Pitchers and catchers participating in the World Baseball Classic will report to the Padres’ spring training complex in Peoria, Ariz., by Fe...
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
No. 20 Providence hosts Georgetown after Murray's 21-point outing
Georgetown takes on the No. 20 Providence Friars after Brandon Murray scored 21 points in the Hoyas' 68-62 loss to the UConn HuskiesFEBRUARY 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cabrera told the Dodgers he was stealing home Saturday Everth Cabrera Saturday night told Dodgers third baseman and former Padres teammate Jerry Hairston Jr. that he was going to steal home one p...
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
