San Diego Padres

This offseason is going to be a big one for the Houston Astros. After their seven-year ALCS streak was snapped by the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 Wild Card round, they are going to have some difficult decisions to make this winter. One of their goals could be to cut payroll, although owner Jim Crane did come out and say he's still willing to spend, which is something the fanbase wanted to hear. If Bregman does leave, it would give the front office some wiggle room to add players to the roster.

Former San Diego Padres outfielder Rafael Ortega will be in his second stint with the New York Mets organization after signing a minor league deal with the team. The Mets announced the signing on Monday. Ortega will join the team for spring training as a non-roster invitee. In Jan. 2024, Ortega signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.

Former San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, are reportedly meeting with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday in Newport Beach. Marc Feinsand of MLB.com first reported the news.

The Chicago Cubs opted to protect two prospects Tuesday from next month’s Rule 5 draft. And in the process, the future of two former highly touted prospects is in limbo. The Cubs added outfielder Owen Caissie and infielder Benjamin Cowles to the 40-man roster. To open those spots, they designated right-hander Adbert Alzolay and outfielder Brennen Davis for assignment. There was no doubt the ...

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy has been voted 2024 National League Manager of the Year He is the first Brewers manager ever to earn the award.

San Diego Padres ace Yu Darvish has reportedly been disappointed with several baseball stars from Japan following Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers rather than joining him and signing with the Padres, according to Yuri Karasawa on the Baseball Bar-B-Cast podcast. Darvish is hoping this is not the case with top pitching prospect Roki Sasaki, who will be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines sometime this offseason. Per Karasawa, there is some belief in Japan that the Padres are also in contention to sign Sasaki, not just the Dodgers.

Merrill finished as the runner-up for the award, which has in turn cost the Padres a chance at a draft pick. Had Merrill won the award, the Padres would have earned an extra first-round pick as part of the Prospect Promotion Incentive program.

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Skenes is the first Pirate to win the award since Jason Bay in 2004.

One of the Boston Red Sox's biggest weaknesses over the last few years certainly has been subpar defense. Boston finished with the second-most errors in baseball in 2024 with 115. The Red Sox had just two fewer errors than the Major League Baseball-leading Miami Marlins at 117. Boston needs to find a way to fix the defense heading into 2025.

The San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals couldn't be any more different as far as trajectory goes. St. Louis wrapped up 2024 with 83 wins, landing in a tie for second in the NL Central but falling short of a playoff spot while San Diego earned a Wild Card berth and pushed the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink of elimination in the National League Division Series. The Cardinals showed modest progress compared to their dismal 2023 campaign but the improvements were limited and aren't expected to be much better in 2025.

The San Diego Padres haven't made a final decision on where Xander Bogaerts will play in 2025. Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller shared some insight on the looming decision at the General Manager Meetings earlier this week. “I think probably we'll try to have some information earlier for him this year than we did last year,” Preller told Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune. … So we'll get to Xander here in a little bit to have that conversation, be respectful of him.

The San Diego Padres are a team that should be very busy this offseason. One area that they could look to add to is their starting rotation. Matt Synder of CBS Sports lists Walker Buehler as a possible fit for the Friars as free agency starts to heat up. "Buehler is coming off a terrible regular season and could be had on a one-year, incentive-laden deal."

The San Diego Padres earned a league-best four All-MLB Team selections, with shortstop Manny Machado, outfielder Jackson Merrill, and pitchers Dylan Cease and Michael King receiving the honor.

The Guardians joined the Dodgers and Yankees who each had an MLB-leading two first-team selections.

We're in Year 6 of the league doing its All-MLB awards.

MLB's free agent class is led by Juan Soto, with Cy Young winners and history-making sluggers also available.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner is “planning to crush some rehab” in his recovery from two surgeries.

The Giants must set the tone for their offseason by making a firm commitment with their spending plan as a superstar slugger looms in free agency.

Ronald Acuna Jr., the 2023 NL MVP, tore his left ACL on May 26 and the 26-year-old slugger had surgery on June 6.

New York reached the World Series for the first time in 15 years, but lost in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.