1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (735+ words) Chris Kemp has gotten used to A. J. Preller impacting his draft pool. Cease's departure in free agency gives the Padres a modest bump " a fourth-round pick and an extra $563, 900 " for this year's draft, which begins Saturday. The Padres have a bonus…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1527+ words) The Padres had a night unlike many they have had all season and like no other game in more than two months. They scored and scored and scored. They got five hits, including Luis Campusano's home run, in a four-run…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (236+ words) Freddy Fermin has begun his push to return to the Padres" active roster. The 31-year-old catcher began a rehab assignment on Wednesday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI single as the designated hitter in Triple-A El Paso"s 9-2 loss at Oklahoma…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago  (605+ words) Michael King eventually got his act together Wednesday night. The Padres" offense did, too. King battled command but gutted his way through six innings, Luis Campusano hit his first home run since returning from the injured list and the Padres…...

17+ hour, 59+ min ago  (777+ words) So Justin Verlander is calling it quits, effective at the season's end. There's Padres-related history to explore with Verlander, 43. With it comes many groans. San Diego passed on Verlander as part of the infamous, franchise-rocking decision to draft Mission Bay…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (523+ words) Matt Waldron has about another week left to his latest rehab assignment. He appears determined to give the Padres a difficult decision. The 29-year-old knuckleballer struck out three over three scoreless innings in Triple-A El Paso's 8-5 win on Tuesday at…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (534+ words) Alek Jacob saved the bullpen with three innings on Monday. A ticket back to Triple-A El Paso. The Padres have optioned the 28-year-old reliever to the minors to make room for right-hander Jhony Brito, who is expected to be available…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (587+ words) Jake Cronenworth said late Monday night that it was time for the Padres to "dig deep." On Tuesday afternoon, he suffered a bloody nose and a scare when he took a ball to the face during batting practice. Then, after…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (589+ words) The night began strangely. It turned ugly. The Padres returned home Sunday night having won a game after eight straight losses, talking about how they saw positives and were looking to create momentum. There were no signs of either on…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (789+ words) I've never seen a Padres manager as consistent as Craig Stammen in terms of being upbeat. It's not a rah-rah energy. It's a cheerful steadfastness that seems attuned to the unique length of the baseball season and to this era's…...