Plus Yu Darvish goes for No. 200, a good trade for the Tigers and more from around baseball.
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Padres earn loud boos at Petco Park as Rockies complete a lopsided sweep
Dennis Lin61
Padres prospect tiers: How Adam Mazur, Graham Pauley and Ethan Salas are progressing
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MLB Mock Draft 2024: Why Guardians could go Travis Bazzana over Charlie Condon
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Manny Machado, Padres still struggling to find ‘superstar level’
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In this week's look at MLB's hierarchy, we reviewed where each team ranked exactly one year ago to see what has changed (and what hasn't).
The Athletic MLB Staff171
Unpredictability is part of what makes baseball great. And no one predicted Julio Rodríguez's power outage or Boston's pitching prowess.
Jim Bowden94
During the Dodgers series, Yu Darvish and other starters shut down LA, the bullpen showed its inexperience and Bogaerts was still searching.
Dennis Lin21
The Padres closer has thrown fastballs more than 90% of the time this season. Why has his frequently seen four-seamer been so unhittable?
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“I can’t imagine him throwing a better game ever," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “We just really didn’t have an answer."
Dennis Lin19
Burroughs is the son of two-time All-Star Jeff Burroughs.
Alex Andrejev133
Shota Imanaga tops the early NL rookie ranking, but a $325M pitcher lurks and the top pitching prospect in baseball is about to debut.
Jim Bowden103
If A.J. Preller does not address the rotation’s need for more depth, his starting pitching could end up sinking another postseason chase.
Dennis Lin53
Stars like Corbin Burnes, Spencer Strider, Clayton Kershaw and others on the cutters, changeups, or splitters they've spent careers chasing.
Stephen J. Nesbitt and Andy McCullough49
Some departures in baseball are planned, others not. But all 30 teams have someone they could use right now — even if the going's good.
The Athletic MLB Staff242
Here are three way too early trades I’d like to see happen and why these deals could eventually make sense for both sides.
Jim Bowden330
Joe Musgrove hopes his IL stint won't last too long, Luis Arraez gets tested defensively and Jackson Merrill emerges from a slump.
Dennis Lin17
If you’re going to punt on a season the way the Marlins are punting, the value of their trade acquisitions had better materialize.
Ken Rosenthal129
“This is my first day, and I love this team already,” Arraez said Saturday after San Diego's 13-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Dennis Lin24
The deal could provide the Padres with a notable amount of financial flexibility.
Dennis Lin97
Never afraid to be different, Padres exec A.J. Preller swung a blockbuster deal three months ahead of the trade deadline
The Marlins made their move before the hot stove was even lukewarm, and did well to come away with three potential MLB contributors.
Keith Law279
Preller made his second big trade in two months, swinging a rare May deal to acquire the best contact hitter in the game.
Dennis Lin75
The Marlins sent the former batting champion and two-time All-Star to the Padres for four prospects. Who did well in the deal?
The Athletic MLB Staff87
Arraez is batting .299 with eight doubles and 22 runs through 33 games this season.
Ken Rosenthal, Mark Puleo and more150
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