The Padres have gotten unexpectedly large contributions from an unlikely source, while a promising young arm has not yet delivered.
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Which MLB teams have underperformed or overperformed against expectations?
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3 takeaways on a Padres offense caught in-between through 32 games
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Five MLB hitters with big jumps in barrel rate: Are breakout seasons ahead for them?
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MLB Power Rankings: Our top 10 sees some shuffling; Who is your team's early MVP?
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Monday evening, the Padres again demonstrated why talk of the club as a legitimate contender remains premature.
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Musgrove would surrender a total of four homers, the most against him in a major-league game, before his fourth-inning exit on Friday night.
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The Padres squandered an opportunity to go more than a game over .500 once again, but Shildt remains encouraged.
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“I’ll tell you, it still is hard (to throw a knuckleball),” Waldron said after matching a career high with six innings of work in a 5-2 win.
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Three players discuss adjustments they made to improve in 2024, plus some positive developments for the Orioles and Fernando Tatis Jr.
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For this exercise, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across the sport, and tabulated their results to build front office report cards.
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Cease has been better than advertised, but the arms behind him all come with question marks.
This week, we’re hunting for statistics that might mean more than your typical April numbers and what they say about where teams are headed.
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Cease became the first pitcher in Coors Field history to complete at least seven innings, issue zero walks and allow no more than one hit.
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Everyone loves a comeback story. Here are 15 candidates who could be in the running to win the comeback player awards this season.
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At his best, Bogaerts goes to the opposite field. But during a frustrating season-opening slide, he's been limited to being a pull hitter.
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Our latest update includes each pitcher's previous ranking and their K-BB%. Who are the risers and fallers after nearly a month of games?
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This class is shaping up to be strong at the very top, decent through pick 20 and weak after that.
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The injury is the first documented ailment for Darvish, 37, since he was shut down last September with a stress reaction in his right elbow.
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Shildt has gotten buy-in from the team's highest-paid stars, and it's paying early dividends for San Diego.
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This free-agent class could be one of the best ever, depending on who opts in or out. Here is an early position-by-position look.
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For the first time this year, the Braves are not No. 1 on our rankings. Plus, we dig into early-season player standouts for each team.
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These hitters are already valuable due to their defensive prowess and contact ability. Here's how they're working to also become sluggers.
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Drew Gilbert is on the IL for the Mets, Chase Dollander has impressed early in his debut season and other notes from all NL farm systems.
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Plus: An A's pitcher pulled off a nifty play over the weekend.
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