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The Emergence of Austin Hedges Could Make Derek Norris Trade Bait

Apr 25, 2016

Major League Baseball, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors, San Diego Padres

As the 2016 season opened up, the San Diego Padres had a surplus of quality catchers on their 40-man roster. With the acquisition of Christian Bethancourt from the Atlanta Braves for Casey Kelly, the Padres hav...

What the Padres Should Do At Catcher

Zak Darman

Dec 15, 2015

National League, National League West, San Diego Padres

On Thursday, the San Diego Padres landed Christian Bethancourt in exchange for RHP Casey Kelly and 17-year old back stop, Ricardo Rodriguez. That leaves them with four catchers on the active roster. Those four ...

Prospect Gets the Call: Austin Hedges

Shaun P Kernahan

May 4, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Prospect Reports, San Diego Padres

Just a few days after the best catching prospect in baseball, Blake Swihart, was called up by the Boston Red Sox, the San Diego Padres are calling up the best defensive catching prospect, Austin Hedges. Rarely ...

San Diego Padres: Top 10 Prospects

Niklas Jarvinen

Jan 1, 2015

Minor League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

The Padres recently cleared some of their farm to make room for Wil Myers, Justin Upton, and Matt Kemp. Despite this, they still have some pretty good prospects. Their system went from one of the top ones, to...

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The Emergence of Austin Hedges Could Make Derek Norris Trade Bait

What the Padres Should Do At Catcher

Prospect Gets the Call: Austin Hedges

San Diego Padres: Top 10 Prospects