Buckle Up, Padres’ Fans, April Is Going to Be a Bumpy Ride
The Padres have gotten off to a rough start this season, stumbling out of the…
Nick Lee
Native of Escondido, CA. Lived in San Diego area for 20 years. Padres fan since childhood (mid-90s). I have been writing since 2014. I currently live near Seattle, WA and am married to a Seattle sports girl. I wore #19 on my high school baseball team for Tony Gwynn. I am a stats and sports history nerd. I attended BYU on the Idaho campus. I also love Star Wars.
An MLB The Show 18 Review and Padres Simulation
This past week, the popular baseball video game MLB The Show released its 2018 version…
NL Position Rankings: Where Does Padres 1B Eric Hosmer Sit?
Last week we looked at where Manuel Margot ranks among N.L. center fielders. Let’s take…
Joey Lucchesi to Make His Padres and MLB Debut Friday vs. Brewers
The Padres announced, hours before their Opening Day game against the Brewers on Thursday, that…
5 Things We Learned from Padres Spring Training
We finally can say the words we have wanted to hear for the last few…
Where Does Padres’ Manuel Margot Rank Among NL Center Fielders?
Manuel Margot was certainly one of the brightest spots of last season’s long and arduous…
NL West Outlook: Closing the Gap Between the Padres and Rockies
The Padres finished 71-91 last season, fourth in the N.L. West, seven games better than…
Padres Announce Kevin Towers to Be Inducted into Hall of Fame
On Tuesday, the Padres announced the late Kevin Towers, the Padres’ former general manager from…
Could a Padres Top Prospect Get the “Kris Bryant” Treatment in April?
The year was 2015 and there was a buzz all over baseball about the former…
Padres Spring Spotlight: Adam Cimber and Cory Spangenberg
We continue our highlighting of a pitcher and hitter in Padres’ camp that are standing…
Reaction to FanGraph’s Season Projections for the Padres
Before we dive into projections, we need to define the difference between projections and predictions….
Padres Spring Spotlight: Robert Stock and Carlos Asuaje
We are now over halfway through the spring training slate, with just two weeks left…
Walking the Walk: Padres Putting New Philosophy Into Practice
When Matt Stairs arrived as the new hitting coach, it was clear what he wanted…
The Padres’ Infield Defense Could Be The Best In Years
They say defense wins championships. We are approximately three weeks from Opening Day, and the…
Christian Villanueva Forcing the Padres’ Hand
Spring training has been fun for the Padres and their fans so far. The young…
MLB Pipeline Names Padres the Best Farm System in Baseball
On Friday, MLB Pipeline released their top three farm systems in all of baseball, with…
Evaluating the Top Names in Spring Training So Far
Like I mentioned in a previous article, wins and losses don’t matter in spring training,…
Your Yearly Reminder: Spring Training Records Mean Absolutely Nothing
It happens every year, for better or for worse. Your team starts out the spring…
Shohei Who? Padres Break Out the Big Sticks vs. Angels
While the mainstream sports media was obsessing over Shohei Ohtani’s dribbling single up the middle,…
The Padres Have Two ‘Iron Men’ on the 2018 Roster
It used to be a regular thing to play all 162 games in a season. Cal…
Padres Have Low Bar For HR King and It’s Time To Break It
I understand the home run has lost a bit of its luster with advanced analytics,…
With the Addition of Hosmer, Wil Myers Can Just Relax and Play Ball
When the Padres inked Wil Myers to a then-club record six-year, $83 million deal before…
Eric Hosmer Rakes at Petco Park and Bullies the Rest of the West
It finally happened. Eric Hosmer is a San Diego Padre. The 8-year, $144 million deal…
Valentine’s Day Special: The Padres’ Love Doctor Is In
With it being Valentine’s Day, it’s time to address some relationship issues with some of…
Padres’ Starting Pitching Prospects Could Succeed in the Bullpen
Let’s be real here. Not 100% of the Padres’ top prospects will work out like…
Padres Forecast: How Long Does It Usually Take for Top Prospects To Arrive?
The Padres have a loaded farm system. This is not breaking news to Padre fans…
The Top Home & Road Series for the Padres’ 2018 Schedule
With the Super Bowl behind us, the sports world begins to focus on the coming…
The Best & Worst Free Agent Signings in Padres’ History
The Major League Baseball “Hot Stove” seems to be in a deep freeze (unless you…
Remembering Former Padres’ GM Kevin Towers
It has been reported that former Padres’ General Manager Kevin Towers passed away Tuesday. Bob…
How Much of a “Sure Thing” Is Padres’ Top Prospect Fernando Tatis Jr.?
It’s an exciting time for the San Diego Padres’ farm system. Baseball America and MLB…
How Do Today’s Closers Compare to HOF’er Trevor Hoffman?
The closer has evolved rapidly in the past 20 years, and even more recent than…
With New Promo Schedule, The Padres Get It Right
The Padres’ promotional schedule was finalized on Friday and the results are encouraging. The Padres…
Padres’ Farm System Abounding in Riches in Baseball America’s Latest Top 100 List
Baseball America released their latest Top 100 prospects list and the San Diego Padres are…