JANUARY 12, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
Padres to sign Nelson Cruz for his bat — and his influence on Fernando Tatis Jr. and others The 42-year-old was willing to take a discount to sign in San Diego, where he reunites with Manny Machado, Juan Soto and GM A.J. Preller.
Inks MiLB deal with Friars Stammen signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Wednesday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Impact After an impressive 2021 campaign with San Diego, Stammen came back with a 4.43 ERA and 1.35 WHIP season in 2022. He also spent roughly two months on the injured list due to shoulder problems. Stammen turns 39 in March, though if he's still able to put on a show in the minors, there's a chance he throws a few big-league innings in 2023.
JANUARY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Finds work in San Diego Cruz (eye) agreed Wednesday with the Padres on a one-year deal, Hector Gomez of Z101Digital.com reports.
Impact According to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, Cruz's deal is for just $1 million, with the 42-year-old's downturn in performance in 2022 along with his desire to play for a potential World Series contender resulting in him taking a $14 million paycut from the year prior. After several years of defying the aging curve, Cruz finally looked mortal in Washington last season, slashing .234/.313/.337 with a career-low .103 ISO and a 23.6 percent strikeout rate over his 504 plate appearances. The seven-time All-Star ended up missing the Nationals' final 20 games of the season and ultimately needed offseason surgery to address an infection in his left eye, but he should be ready to go for spring training. With San Diego, Cruz is likely to see most of his opportunities against left-handed pitching, perhaps as part of a platoon at designated hitter with the lefty-hitting Matt Carpenter. However, while Fernando Tatis serves a suspension for the first 20 games of the season, the Padres could look to have Carpenter play some left field, which would open up more at-bats for Cruz versus righties to begin the year.
JANUARY 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Fernando Tatis Jr. will participate in Padres' 2023 FanFest Star to appear in front of fans for first time since his suspension as Padres announced 2023 FanFest details; Xander Bogaerts, Manny Machado...
JANUARY 11, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres roster review: Adam Engel Sizing up the Padres’ 40-man roster heading into the 2023 season: Adam Engel was nontendered by the White Sox after a disappointing 2022 sea...
JANUARY 11, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
The next crop of star free agents Yankee fans can start dreaming about Yankee fans will have to find some new players to photoshop into pinstripes.
JANUARY 10, 2023 • MCALL.COM
Padres roster projection 2.0: How things look after recent free-agent additions The Padres added some depth since our last roster projection, so here's a look at where things currently stand.
JANUARY 10, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Padres won't feature brown uniforms until 2020, at the earliest Fans hoping the Padres will bring back brown uniforms on a full-time basis will have to keep hoping.
JANUARY 10, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres roster review: Luis Garcίa Sizing up the Padres’ 40-man roster heading into the 2023 season: Luis Garcίa's second wind continued in his first year in San Diego as he e...
JANUARY 9, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres notes: significance of sweep; regular Joe pretty good; Wil's hustle The Padres pulled off a rare feat on many levels with their 5-4 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday.
JANUARY 9, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres suffer worst opening-day loss ever 15-0 blanking is most lopsided opening-day shutout in MLB history
JANUARY 7, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres sign Engel, Honeywell to 1-year contracts
The San Diego Padres have signed outfielder Adam Engel and right-hander Brent Honeywell to one-year contractsJANUARY 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dennis Lin: The Padres signed Brent Honeywell, a former top... - The Athletic The Padres signed Brent Honeywell, a former top Rays prospect, to a one-year major-league deal, adding a bit of pitching depth. It’s a split...
JANUARY 6, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Signs with Friars Honeywell signed a one-year deal with the Padres on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Impact Honeywell spent all of last season in the Athletics' farm system, posting a 7.79 ERA and 2.05 WHIP with Triple-A Las Vegas while also rehabbing an elbow injury. When healthy, Honeywell has shown an ability to strike batters out at a high rate, which will help him compete for a spot on the Padres' big-league pitching staff.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cleared for baseball activites Tatis (shoulder/wrist/suspension) was cleared to begin participating in baseball activities Friday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Impact Tatis underwent shoulder and wrist surgeries in September and October, respectively, and he went through successful rehab program over the past few months. The 23-year-old will now ramp up his baseball work in the coming weeks and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training in February. Though it appears he'll be healthy for the start of the 2023 campaign, Tatis must sit out the first 20 games of the season to finish out the 80-game suspension he received in August after he tested positive for PEDs. The earliest he can make his season debut is April 20 against the Diamondbacks.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Former Dodgers Hurler Inks Minors Deal with Division Rival The Padres signed former Dodgers pitcher Wilmer Font to a minor-league contract after the righty had two good seasons as a starter in Korea.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Padres 2023 predictions: What does the future hold for Manny Machado, Juan Soto? What seismic occurrences will 2023 bring? We give predictions for Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and speculate on trade possibilities.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Ohtani, Darvish, Suzuki on Japan World Baseball Classic team
Japan officials have named 12 members of their World Baseball Classic team who will represent the country later this yearJANUARY 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres chat with Bill Center Join Bill Center to talk Padres at noon Friday, Aug. 9.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Gets NRI from Padres Font signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Thursday, Steve Adams of MLBTradeRumors.com reports.
Impact Font has been given an invitation to major-league spring training. The 32-year-old is coming off a successful two-year stint in Korea, having posted a 2.69 ERA over 28 starts for the SSG Landers in 2022. Font figures to be used as a starter initially in camp but has plenty of past major-league relief experience, too.
JANUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Padres prospects open mini-camp 39 minor leaguers receiving instruction in Peoria
JANUARY 5, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Hopkins scores 27 to help Providence beat No. 4 UConn 73-61
Bryce Hopkins scored 27 points and Providence dominated the second half and knocked off fourth-ranked UConn 73-61 for their eighth straight victoryJANUARY 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Efosa's 27 leads Providence women past Creighton 79-75
Grace Efosa more than doubled her career-high with 27 points and Providence won its first Big East Conference game of the season with a 79-75 win over No. 25 CreightonJANUARY 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP source: Cubs, 1B Hosmer agree to 1-year contract
Eric Hosmer has agreed to a $720,000, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, giving the team another option at first base and designated hitterJANUARY 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baseball Hall of Fame voting: Pedro Moura unveils his ballot
The 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame class will be revealed on Jan. 24. FOX Sports' Pedro Moura has cast his ballot; he breaks down who h...JANUARY 4, 2023
