San Diego Padres
2023: The Year of the Oblique Injury
About a week ago, I was listening to my daily dose of the Just Baseball podcast, which you can find all their information on their website here. During one of their episodes, they prompted a question about Oblique Injuries and that there seemed to be more of them during this year’s spring training. Aram Leighton […]
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Manny Machado Opting Out of Padres Contract After 2023 Season
What are the Padres doing with Manny Machado? The 30-year-old Machado has by far been the Padres’ most consistent and best contributor team has had among a few injury-riddled seasons. Since becoming a Padre in 2019, Machado has had three all-star appearances, won a silver slugger award in 2020, and was NL MVP runner-up in […]
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What Is Going On With Mike Clevinger?
Warning: The following article includes discussion of domestic and sexual violence. Mike Clevinger was recently inked to a 1 year, $8 million deal with the Chicago White Sox this past offseason. The former Padre and Indian (at the time) has a career 3.39 ERA with an accumulated 14.2 WAR and 51-30 record in his six-year […]
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Remembering Joe Ross’ Time With the Nationals
Joe Ross signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants on January 30, ending his 8-year tenure with the Washington Nationals. He was a former top pitching prospect acquired in a trade. He showed a lot of promise throughout his big-league career, but mainly due to injuries, he was unable to put it […]
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Jon Heyman is Wrong About Jacob deGrom
“Not worth it. Not even close.” These were the first six words that came to Jon Heyman’s according to the article, Jacob deGrom megadeal shows that even the mistakes are bigger in Texas after deGrom signed a blockbuster deal of $185 million for five years with the Texas Rangers last month. Let’s take a look […]
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Deja Vu for the Boston Red Sox this 2022-2023 off-season again
If you are a Boston Red Sox fan this offseason, all you can think is not again. February 4th, 2020, was a dark day in the Red Sox organization. If you made yourself forget (which is understandable), fan-favorite Mookie Betts is traded in a three team trade that included the Minnesota Twins and the Los […]
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