Should the Padres Look to Add Eric Gagne?
This spring, the World Baseball Classic is being played across the planet, and every participating…
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Prospect Watch: Phil Maton Gaining Recognition
The Padres were borderline unwatchable in 2016. With the team in the middle of a…
Padres Make Several Moves; Trim Roster to 54
As spring training keeps moving forward, the San Diego Padres are getting closer and…
Padres Still Pulling Young Talent: Sign Cuban Lefty 18-Year-Old Hurler Osvaldo Hernandez
Since the international market opened up, the San Diego Padres have been hard at…
Six Padres’ Prospects Currently Flying Under the Radar
Anyone remotely familiar with the Padres’ organization has heard the names before… Austin Hedges,…
Clipping the Hedges (Ode to Spring)
Hedges, clipped alive in spring studying the heart of everything Riding in from El Paso…
Luis Urias & Josh Naylor Can Only Benefit From Playing in the WBC
In this World Baseball Classic, the San Diego Padres have two intriguing prospects playing for…
Nate Colbert’s Record-Setting Performance in 1972 Still Mostly Ignored by Club
In my last piece, I wrote about Eric Show, and how he is rarely mentioned,…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 4: Who Will Fill the Rotation?
It’s been well established that the 2017 edition of the San Diego Padres won’t be…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 3: Further Depth
Earlier this week, in parts one and two of a four-part series, I discussed…
Update on the Padres Shortstop Situation
The Padres’ difficulty in finding even an average MLB shortstop has been well-documented in…
Friar Freestyle: A Trip Down Padres’ Memory Lane
All this talk about uniforms and bringing back the brown. Me? I’d rather bring some…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 2: New Options
Yesterday here at East Village Times we took a look at the Padres returning options…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 1: Returning Options
The year 2016 was a tale of two very different seasons for the San Diego…
The Case for Jabari Blash to Open the Season with Padres
Last spring, Padres’ fans were having this conversation: Is Jabari Blash a serviceable player at…
How Will the Padres Bullpen Look Come Opening Day
While there is quite a bit of uncertainty surrounding the San Diego Padres’ starting rotation,…
Will the Padres Trade Spangenberg or Schimpf?
The San Diego Padres have structured their team to be competitive in the near future….
Adrian Morejon’s Path to the Padres
Ever since the July 2nd MLB International Signing Day, arguably no team has been…
Bring Back the Swinging Friar Logo
The San Diego Padres have recently become marketing-obsessed. In the last few seasons, the…
Austin Hedges Will Have Huge Effect on Padres’ Pitching Staff
Some would say the San Diego Padres pitching staff will be one of the worst…
Mason Thompson Interview- Wise Beyond His Years
A.J. Preller has taken a bunch of criticism from the national media recently. Though some…
Bring Back the Padres’ Pinstripes
One of the things debated most by Padre fans is how the uniform should…
Remembering the Padres First Beat Writer Phil Collier
On February 24th, 2001 the San Diego sports community lost a legend. Phil Collier was…
Luis Urias May be a Long Shot at Shortstop for Padres
With spring training in full swing, the excitement builds, as the Padres begin to piece…
A Look at the Padres Non-Roster Spring Training Invites
February might seriously be the most boring time of the year for a baseball…
Spring Training Preview: Tyrell Jenkins & His Interesting Past
Last week, I wrote about Zach Lee, a former top-100 prospect whom the Padres claimed…
Signing Jered Weaver Makes Sense for the Padres
The San Diego Padres announced on Feb. 18 that they have agreed to a…
Padres RHP Prospect Michell Miliano is Flying Under the Radar
The San Diego Padres have many young talented players in their farm system currently….
Mark Grant & Don Orsillo Interview- Having Fun in 2017
The San Diego Padres have had a few iconic voices behind the microphone for their…
Prospect Watch: 2017 is a Big Season for Javier Guerra
After what has been a rough couple of years as a San Diego Padres…
The Top Breakout Candidates for Padres in 2017
The San Diego Padres will not be a successful team in 2017. Although they…