Rangers receive Burns from Padres
Cory Burns goes to the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres will receive either a player to be named later or cash.
On Wednesday, the San Diego Padres announced that Cory Burns has been traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named later or else cash considerations. Burns was dropped from the Padres 40-man roster on November …
Buddy Black's future ensured by Padres ownership
Padres manager Buddy Black has his 2014 and 2015 options picked up by new ownership group.
On Monday, the San Diego Padres announced that they picked up the options on manager Buddy Black's contract. The original contract was extended back in 2010, to run through 2013 with club options for the 2014 and 2015 season. Now, …
Remember the Alamodome?
Padres and Rangers set to play a pair in the Alamodome, ghost of Davy Crockett to toss out the first pitch.
Baseball in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas? Why not? After all, they've hosted football and basketball games, and the Padres AA affiliate, the San Antonio Missions have been a pretty good draw over the years. And so it shall …
Padres trade a pair with the Athletics
Andy Parrino and Andrew Werner go to Oakland in exchange for two other guys you've probably never heard of.
In a trade that seems to make little sense from some angles, the San Diego Padres announced on Friday that infielder Andy Parrino and left-handed pitcher Andrew Werner have been dealt to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for first baseman …
The BBWAA sucks
Why didn't Chase Headley get a second place vote, or even a third place nod?
Hey, you let baseball writers vote on something and you get what you get. Generally, they get it right, but they get it wrong as well. Buster Posey won the Most Valuable Player Award in the National League, that much …
A 2012 Silver Slugger Award for Chase Headley
Chase Headley becomes the 3rd San Diego Padres third baseman to ever win Silver Slugger Award.
Chase Headley (pictured) will need to make some more room on his trophy mantle, as Hillerich & Bradsby — the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats — announced on Thursday that Chase has been awarded a Silver Slugger Award as the …
Yasmani Grandal Suspended 50 Games
Padres starting catcher Yasmani Grandal suspended 50 games by MLB for testing positive for elevated testosterone levels.
On Wednesday, the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball announced that Padres starting catcher Yasmani Grandal is effectively suspended for 50 games for violating the substance abuse policy as outlined in the latest collective bargaining agreement between the …
More Roster Moves for the Padres
In Trimming Their 40-man Roster, Padres Drop Two to Reinstate Five
The San Diego Padres continue to shape their 40-man roster to accommodate which players they want to protect and which players they'll dangle as being eligible for other teams in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft in December. Today the team …