San Diego Padres Rumors & News

Washington Post "The Washington Nationals’ lineup confronted a journeyman starting pitcher Saturday evening, and it still demanded near perfection out of Jordan Zimmermann. His offense allowed him no margin for mistakes, and in a crucial moment he made a decisive error on a simple play. Zimmermann remained..." May 19

Washington Post "The thing about pinch hitting is, it only takes one swing. One minute, Chad Tracy can be sitting in the Washington Nationals dugout, a bystander as victory nears. The next, he may be running to the end of the tunnel for two emergency warmup hacks. One night, he may be staying up in bed wondering..." May 18

San Diego Union-Tribune "If you want to get to know the real Stephen Strasburg, you do not put him on a podium, conference call or radio show. You don’t write him an email or send him a text, and you certainly don’t shove a microphone in his face. No, if you want to get to know the real Stephen Strasburg, you simply..." May 16

San Diego Union-Tribune "Alexi Amarista had a two-run homer plus two doubles, reserve catcher John Baker drove in his first two runs of the season to open the scoring and Jason Marquis picked up his fourth straight win Wednesday afternoon at the Padres defeated Baltimore 8-4 to complete a two-game sweep of the Orioles at..." May 16

San Diego Union-Tribune "Closers are supposed to have short memories. It’s how they survive. Blow a save, move on. But the events of last Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., stuck with Huston Street. “That one in Tampa Bay frustrated me as much as any save I’ve blown in my life,” Street said Tuesday night of..." May 15

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago White Sox succeeded when they signed Dayan Viciedo after he left Cuba in 2008, and they apparently have their sights set on another slugger in Latin America. According to Baseball America, the Sox have interest in signing outfielder Micker Zapata when the Major League Baseball..." May 14

Tampa Tribune "It was about to become maybe the worst loss of the season. Among the top three for sure, according to the manager. Another disappointing night for Jeremy Hellickson. Another big lead gone. Another shot at reaching .500 squandered. Then Evan Longoria put a charge into a slider from..." May 12

San Diego Union-Tribune "Sure, Nick Hundley’s refusal to mince words says a lot about the battle Yasmani Grandal faces when he returns to the Padres a little less than three weeks hence. “You want to talk about a guy who is unproven and had a good couple months on steroids, go ahead,” Hundley said on Wednesday. But..." May 09

San Diego Union-Tribune "The fastest-rising pitching prospect in the Padres' organization took another leap forward Wednesday, as the club announced 23-year-old Burch Smith will make his major-league debut this weekend. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound righthander, currently with Double-A San Antonio, will be promoted in time..." May 09

San Diego Union-Tribune "With yet another sweep of the broom, they’ve gone a long way toward cleaning up their mess at home, making things at least presentable. Now the Padres, ever so close to .500 overall, must go make some hay on that 6-10 road record. Sparked by a player who's become a bit of a demon at Petco..." May 09

MLB.com "The Padres will dip into their pitching-rich farm system on Saturday when they add right-hander Burch Smith, who'll make his first Major League start that same night at Tropicana Field against the Rays. The 23-year-old Smith, the Padres' No. 20 prospect as ranked by MLB.com, was 1-2 with a 1.15..." May 08

San Diego Union-Tribune "At age 27 and after hitting just .217 for San Antonio last season, 3B Jake Blackwood wasn't exactly at the top of the Padres' prospect list. But he's starting to draw some attention this season. He pushed his average to .312 after a three-hit, four-RBI night in the Missions' 10-5 win over..." May 08

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres are streaking. And individual Padres are streaking. Striking early against Castle Park High grad Alex Sanabia, the Padres defeated the Maimi Marlins 5-1 before 16,263 at Petco Park Tuesday night. The win was the third straight for the Padres, their 10th in the last 13 games and..." May 08

San Diego Union-Tribune "After 30 games, Yonder Alonso leads the Padres in both home runs (four) and RBIs (19). Last year, the then rookie Alonso didn’t hit his fourth homer until the Padres 92nd game on July 17. And he didn’t drive in his 19th run until the final game of the first half on July 2. The difference..." May 05

San Diego Union-Tribune "The unsung workhorses of this team, they toil in relative obscurity, throwing two innings one day, three another, sometimes even more. They are up in the bullpen at a moment’s notice, often getting loose before another swift exit by a wobbly rotation. They are the Padres’ long relievers, and..." May 04

Foxsports.com "Chase Headley is the new kind of baseball free agent. Technically, he won’t be on the market until after the 2014 season. But he’s effectively available now. Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler told U-T San Diego this week that the team would offer Headley a franchise-record contract..." May 03

San Diego Union-Tribune "Chase Headley admittedly was caught off-guard Wednesday afternoon when he was told that the Padres were preparing make him a franchise-record contract offer by mid-season. While he appreciated the idea, the timing of executive chairman Ron Fowler’s pronouncement took him aback. “I didn’t..." May 02

San Diego Union-Tribune "Chase Headley said he “didn‘t know how to respond” Wednesday afternoon after learning that the Padres are planning to offer their star third baseman a multi-year contract that would make him the highest-paid player in franchise history. “To be honest, this is not something we’ve discussed,”..." May 02

Chicago Tribune "Former Cubs pitcher Andrew Cashner was supposed to be the featured performer Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, starting against his former team for the first time. The Cashner-for-Anthony Rizzo trade was one of the first big moves of the Theo Epstein era, and has been a steal for the Cubs so..." May 02

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres took advantage of the wind blowing straight out to center at Wrigley Field Tuesday night to hit three home runs and post season highs for runs, hits (17) and extra-base hits (nine) in a 13-7 win over the Chicago Cubs. Nick Hundley, Yonder Alonso and Carlos Quentin homered for the..." May 01

Chicago Tribune "The brick wall by the Cubs' bullpen has a pharmacy's logo on it this season, part of the team's long-range plan to generate revenue streams at Wrigley Field by any means necessary. It only makes sense, considering the porous Cubs bullpen has been a leading cause for thousands of painkiller..." April 30

San Francisco Chronicle "Yielding home runs in bunches and making mental and physical mistakes in bunches are the marks of a mediocre team, not a defending world champion. In the past five games, the Giants have been the epitome of mediocrity. "It's always frustrating when you lose," Buster Posey said. "I don't sense any..." April 29

CBSSports.com "Baseball commissioner Bud Selig seemingly has planned to step down, retire or vacate his job almost since he took office back in 1992. But this time, he is much more emphatic about his retirement pronouncements, even to the point of believability. “You can believe it,'' Selig said, pretty..." April 26

San Diego Union-Tribune "Previously struggling right-hander Edinson Volquez blanked Milwaukee on five hits over seven innings Wednesday night and Carlos Quentin launched a home run onto the third balcony of the Western Metal Supply Co. building to lead the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers before 17,205..." April 25

San Diego Union-Tribune "Carlos Quentin said he was happy to be back, and we had to take his word for it because it appeared that his smile was still suspended. The Padres left fielder finds fielding questions about charging Zack Greinke to be almost as pleasant as passing a kidney stone, so before the game, I tried to..." April 24

San Diego Union-Tribune "Right-hander Matt Wisler, a seventh-round draft pick in 2011, had his first semi-tough outing of the season Tuesday for Lake Elsinore. He allowed two runs on four hits over five innings, issuing one walk while striking out seven. One report, however, said he was the victim of a fly ball that..." April 24

Wisconsin State Journal "The Milwaukee Brewers are the toast of the West Coast. Yovani Gallardo pitched into the seventh inning and the Brewers rode an early offensive outburst to another win, beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 Tuesday night for their ninth straight win. The nine-game winning streak is Milwaukee’s..." April 24

SportingNews.com "San Diego Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin will be back in the lineup tonight, having served his eight-game suspension for his role in the recent brawl with the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I’m ready to resume baseball,” Quentin told The San Diego Union-Tribune. “I hope it’s behind us. I know it’s..." April 23

Foxsports.com "Last week's Dodgers-Padres brawl had serious repercussions for both teams on the injury and suspension fronts, but it's also the impetus for some potential public relations problems in San Diego. Mitt Romney may have lost the 2012 presidential election for what he said when he thought he was in..." April 20

San Diego Union-Tribune "You know what they say – it ain’t over ‘til the 15th game of the regular season. Just kidding. For the Padres, it was probably over by the 12th. Still, Chase Headley returning to the lineup Wednesday does bring up some questions about the future. And not just: when will Game162 finally..." April 18

Fox Sports West "Sometimes life throws you curveballs. For Clayton Kershaw, that’s been his claim to fame since making his debut with the Dodgers in 2008. His curveball has been lethal, and some would even call it the best in the game. Kershaw had been traditionally good against the Padres. He’d won his last..." April 18

MLB.com "Exactly one month after fracturing the tip of his left thumb, Padres third baseman Chase Headley returned to the lineup on Wednesday. Headley, who led the National League in RBIs (115) a year ago, was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list before the final game of a three-game series against..." April 17

San Diego Union-Tribune "Right-handed starter Jason Marquis allowed one run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings and Alexi Amarista, Nick Hundley and Yonder Alonso combined to drive in eight runs Tuesday night as the Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 before 35,898 at Dodger Stadium. Starting with Monday night’s..." April 17

MLB.com "The Padres set aside a locker for Chase Headley in the visiting clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Monday, and the injured third baseman could join the club for the final two games of a three-game series against the Dodgers. Headley continued his Minor League rehab assignment with Class A Lake..." April 16

SportingNews.com "The phone calls came hours before anyone but team personnel were allowed into Dodger Stadium because Major League Baseball would have absolutely no nonsense on this day, one of its most publicized regular-season dates of the year. Monday was Jackie Robinson Day around the major leagues, when..." April 16

L.A. Daily News "There were plenty of reasons why plunking each other with baseballs seemed insignificant by the start of the Dodgers and San Diego Padres' meeting Monday, the first since a benches-clearing brawl between the teams last week. Hours before, the players were reacting to bombings at the Boston..." April 16

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres snapped a 3-3 tie with two runs against the Dodgers bullpen in the seventh inning Monday night to defeat Los Angeles 6-3 in the opener of a three-game series before 52,136 at Dodger Stadium. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for the 3-10 Padres and evened their season..." April 16

MLB.com "Padres third baseman Chase Headley made the second start of his Minor League rehab assignment with Class A Lake Elsinore of Sunday afternoon, his first in the field. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts for the Storm. Headley plans to play the field again on Monday, although that decision hasn't..." April 15

San Diego Union-Tribune "Don’t expect to see Carlos Quentin playing in Los Angeles next week. Major League Baseball is expediting Quentin’s appeal of his eight-game suspension for charging Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke at Petco Park Thursday night. A ruling on the appeal – and a possible reduction of the eight-game..." April 14