Padres News: The Padres Complicated Catching Situation
Trying to figure out what San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller is doing is…
Derek Norris
Padres Rumors: Texas Rangers Need a Catcher… Preller Time?
Predicting A.J. Preller’s next move is like trying to find a needle in a haystack….
Padres News: Padres Interested in Bethancourt… What About Norris & Hedges?
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the San Diego Padres are kicking…
Padres News: Padres Claim Catcher Josmil Pinto From Twins
The off-season continues to be a one of mystery for San Diego Padres fans. The…
Padres Rumors: Hedges or Norris: Will One Be Traded?
The San Diego Padres have a huge decision to make during the off-season. They have…
Padres Editorial: Optimizing the Padres 2016 Lineup
With the San Diego Padres season dwindling toward its end point, there is no better…
Padres Editorial: Grading Padres Off-Season Acquisitions
The month of December in the year 2014 will go down as one of the…
Padres Editorial: What Will the 2016 Padres Infield Look Like?
With the huge additions of Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, James Shields, Wil Myers, Derek Norris…
Padres Editorial: Reviewing Year One of the Preller Project
So this year hasn’t gone to plan. General manager A.J. Preller made big moves in…
Padres Rumors: There Will Be Trades This Off-Season
The circus pulled in to town shortly after the Winter Meetings here in San Diego…
Padres Editorial: Is Derek Norris a Bust?
It was December 19th, 2014 and A.J. Preller was a busy man. Directly following the completions…
Padres News: With Norris Injury, Team Should Give Extensive Look at Hedges
The San Diego Padres suffered three injuries on Tuesday night in their second game of…
Padres Editorial: Hedges or Norris the Future Catcher?
There are many interesting aspects to this 2015 San Diego Padres season. One of the…
Padres Editorial: Ignoring Defensive Value and the Repercussions
The 2014 San Diego Padres weren’t fun to watch. They were actually quite painful to…
Padres Editorial: Hope & Despair Wearing the Padres Uniforms Once More
CAST your mind back to April 21. It’s the bottom of the ninth inning at Coors Field and…
Padres Editorial: Will Austin Hedges Ever Hit?
Hedges, Hedges, Hedges. For the last several years, Hedges has been one of the San…
Padres Editorial: How Important is Pitch Framing?
In recent years much has been made about pitch framing and it’s importance to both…
Padres Editorial: Hedges Who? Derek Norris is the Catcher of San Diego’s Future
Derek Norris is a 26-year-old small town boy from Goddard, Kansas. He is now in…
Padres Editorial: The Overworking of an Overachieving All Star
“Get up. Get down. Get up again. Get down. Come up throwing. Take the chest…
Padres Editorial: What is The Padres Organizational Philosophy?
In this day and age of modern baseball, with its infield shifts and advanced baseball…
Padres Editorial: Soft Padres Need to Toughen Up
While I normally wouldn’t advocate throwing at players, there definitely comes a time a team…
Padres News: Kennedy Returning to Form?
The San Diego Padres starting pitching was supposed to be a strength for the team…
Padres News: Padres Derek Norris is Clutch
When the San Diego Padres upgraded their offense with the likes of Matt Kemp, Justin…
Padres Editorial: Should Austin Hedges be in AAA Playing Everyday?
When the San Diego Padres recalled Austin Hedges from AAA El Paso, I was immediately…
Padres Editorial: Is Craig Kimbrel Tipping His Pitches?
When the San Diego Padres upgraded their offense with the likes of Matt Kemp, Justin…
Padres News: Vote San Diego Padres Now for the 86th All-Star Game
The San Diego Padres are loaded with talent this season at virtually every position. The…
Padres Rumors: Who Will be Traded by the Padres?
The San Diego Padres have a team that should compete for a playoff spot deep…
Padres Editorial: What if This is Really Just an Expensive .500 Team?
One year ago, the San Diego Padres ended the month of May four games under…
Padres Editorial: Should Derek Norris Play Some First Base too?
With recent call up of Austin Hedges from the minors, San Diego Padres fans are…
Padres News: Padres Catcher of the Future- Austin Hedges or Derek Norris?
When the San Diego Padres were set to acquire Derek Norris, my immediate thoughts were…
Padres Editorial: Trading Stolen Strikes for Runs Batted In (A.J. Preller’s Faustian Roll of the Dice)
Once upon a time – a.k.a. my teenage years – I was a pitcher. Not…
Padres News: Austin Hedges Making Progress With the Bat
Don’t look now San Diego Padres fans, but defensive specialist rookie catcher Austin Hedges is…
Padres Game Recap: Padres Avoid Sweep Win 3-1
The San Diego Padres came into today needing a win against the rival Los Angeles…