San Diego Padres

The 33-year-old played for Pittsburgh and San Diego last season, going 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 26 starts. He is 90-87 with a 4.44 ERA in 314 major league appearances, including 269 starts.

The San Diego Padres are reportedly listening to trade offers on their best closer. Robert Suarez, who was one of the Padres' five All-Stars in 2024, has one season remaining before he will be able to elect free agency. Suarez signed a five-year, $46 million contract with the Padres in Nov. 2022, which includes an opt out option after the 2025 season.

The Houston Astros have been in need of outfield help all offseason, and they could be looking at adding an All-Star in free agency to address it. In an appearance on MLB network earlier this morning, insider Mark Feinsand reported that the Astros and Toronto Blue Jays have shown interest in outfielder/utility man Jurickson Profar. Profar has been around the league for a while now, Houston fans may remember him most for his lackluster time with the rival Texas Rangers, but he broke out this past season with the San Diego Padres.

The San Diego Padres and former Arizona Diamondbacks reliever J.B. Wendelken agreed to a minor league contract recently, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. The terms reportedly include an invitation to big league spring training. Wendelken is making his return to affiliated baseball after spending two seasons in Japan.

Luis Arraez is breathing rarified air in the batter's box. Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Teoscar Hernández agrees, even if Arraez isn't considered to be a home run hitter. "He's the only player who has won three batting titles, if I'm not mistaken, with three different teams," Hernández said in an interview that was translated from Spanish to English. Ichiro Suzuki wasn't a great home run hitter, but he was a great hitter.

What will become of the New York Yankees' everyday left fielder from this past season? The Yankees acquired Alex Verdugo in a trade with the rival Boston Red Sox last winter, seemingly stabilizing the left field position that had plagued them for the last few seasons. A year later, Verdugo is just hoping to get another shot to start for somebody. Verdugo's tenure with the Yankees will be remembered mostly as a disappointment, especially in the second half of the season.

Andrew Kittredge and Jeff Hoffman — recently signed with division rivals. The market for elite relievers like Tanner Scott and Carlos Estévez will be competitive and, therefore, expensive. The Red Sox haven't been inclined to spend on players with pricey or lengthy contract demands despite many available free agents meeting their needs.

The San Francisco Giants reportedly agreed to a minor-league contract with left-handed relief pitcher Joey Lucchesi.

A star was born in San Diego last season. The San Diego Padres rookie Jackson Merrill emerged as a standout player in his first Major League season. Despite spending the majority of his career as a shortstop, Merrill excelled as he transitioned to center field for the Padres. Merrill, who will turn 22 in April, was selected as the second-best center fielder on MLB Network's Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now list.

This winter's top free-agent reliever is off the market.

Just before the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report updated his Major League Baseball farm system ranking, and the San Diego Padres, surprisingly, found their name near the bottom. More news: Padres GM Breaks Silence on Failed Roki Sasaki Pursuit Coming in at No. 28, the only two teams the Padres ranked below them are the New York Yankees at No. 29 and San Francisco Giants at No. 30. "If the rumblings of a potential Dylan Cease trade come to fruition before the offseason is over, the Padres will jump up several spots in these rankings before Opening Day," Reuter wrote about the Padres. "For now, it's a thin system aside from prized international signings Leodalis

The San Diego Padres have a chance to add an efficient power-hitter to their ranks for the 2025 MLB season.

The word around town is that the New York Mets are moving on from Pete Alonso, as while the slugger

For Dodgers fans, it’s cause for celebration. For the rest of the league, it’s a disappointing conclusion and another reason to gripe and groan about the growing might of MLB’s new evil empire.

As rumors swirl regarding slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays have reportedly set a high asking price for any team that wants to trade for the All-Star first baseman.

Elian Pena was rated the No. 3 prospect in the international class for this year by MLB.com behind Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki.

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