Blake Snell

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Blake Snell #4 of the San Diego Padres pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Oracle Park on September 25, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty…

“If he’s a good hitter how come he doesn’t hit good?”One of my favorite lines from Moneyball, and it applies a bit to the San Diego Padres so far this season. They have more problems than just the lineup, but that seems to be the main one.…

What can Chris Sale bring Boston on the trade market?Image: Getty ImagesBoston ace Chris Sale is set to be 34 years old in 2023. He has a career 3.03 ERA and is the all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings and strikeout-to-walk ratio.…

Clayton KershawPhoto: Getty ImagesEverywhere except Houston, it’s time for teams and fans to try and get to where Houston is. Or it will be in January or February instead of November and December, like it used to be. Anyway, we run through…

Cristian JavierPhoto: Getty ImagesLast night, the Houston Astros’ pitching staff combined for the second no-hitter in World Series history. Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly allowed only three baserunners (all…

Juan Soto more than made up for his earlier defensive miscue Image: Getty ImagesIf you spend too much time arguing about the macro, you miss out on the micro. And it is in the micro that the real enjoyment can be found in any sport. Whether…

Watching that one get outta there.Image: Getty ImagesThere’s been so much noise around the San Diego Padres for a few years now, it’s quite understandable that Manny Machado has sort of sunk under the radar. There has been a raft of…

Shane Bieber, or Justin Bieber if you’re Bob CostasImage: Getty ImagesThe Dodgers, Braves, and Yankees combined to win 311 regular season games over the course of the regular season, but the playoffs have been a beautiful disaster so far.…

Let him ‘ear itImage: Getty ImagesIgnore the San Diego Padres all you want.It would be easy.After all, this franchise has been nothing but disappointing in the postseason, and that was with the late, great Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.They went…

Sean ManaeaPhoto: Getty ImagesBoy, the Padres sure love a starting pitcher, don’t they?They acquired Sean Manaea from the A’s for a couple prospects, one of whom can actually drink legally! In an interesting spring training quirk, Manaea…