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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...

Astros and Padres Trade Match for Derek Norris

James E. Clark

Mar 22, 2016

Headlines, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors, San Diego Padres

It is no secret that the San Diego Padres have two quality catchers on their major league roster. Derek Norris and Austin Hedges split time most of last year, but the younger Hedges seems to have blossomed with...

Derek Norris to Rangers Just Makes Sense

James E. Clark

Mar 16, 2016

Rumors, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers

The emergence of Austin Hedges as a viable major-league catcher has forced the San Diego Padres' hand a bit. Entering spring training, it's highly likely the Padres had hoped for Hedges to start the season in T...

Report: Rangers Seeking Catching Addition

Ryan Waterman

Mar 16, 2016

Headlines, Rumors, Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers ended last season on a high note, snatching the American League West division title away from the Houston Astros. Texas didn't make any flashy moves this offseason, but did make a couple of so...

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 ...

Grading the Padres Offseason Additions

James E. Clark

Sep 26, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

The month of December in the year 2014 will go down as one of the most active in San Diego Padres team history. The team went on to make eight different transactions in that month in an attempt to improve the m...

I Was Wrong About the San Diego Padres

John Czech

Sep 2, 2015

Features, National League, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

Being able to admit you were wrong about something -- especially in the sports world where your opinion can make or break you -- is not the easiest thing to do. Back in December of 2014 I jumped on the San Dieg...

Daily Fantasy Sports Help- April 14th

Paul Mammino

Apr 14, 2015

Fantasy, Features

Today's slate of games is a little bit different than the usual early/late split. The "early" games include the Red Sox-Nationals game which starts at 6:07 and then all of the 7:00 start times. The rest of the...

Padres’ Federowicz Out 3-6 Months, Trade Opportunity for Cubs?

Robert Villarreal

Mar 14, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, National League Central, National League West, San Diego Padres

Credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America The San Diego Padres had high hopes for catcher Tim Federowicz, until an MRI revealed a complete lateral meniscus tear in his right knee, says Barry Blo...

A’s Will Rely on Vogt, Phegley to Handle Talented Staff

Idalia Topete

Feb 26, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

"I Believe In Stephen Vogt" was a popular chant amongst the A's faithful in the right field bleachers during the 2014 season. This season, the Athletics management has unofficially adopted the same mantra by tr...

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