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Four questions facing the Padres with an uncertain spring training somewhere up ahead
Dennis Lin
Feb 14
12
With collective bargaining negotiations still dragging, major-league pitchers and catchers are not reporting to camp this week.
Designated hitter candidates for every National League team
The Athletic MLB Staff
Feb 11
161
MLB is adopting a universal designated hitter in 2022, according to commissioner Rob Manfred. How will NL teams respond?
Padres’ top 20 prospects for 2022: Keith Law ranks San Diego’s farm system
Keith Law
Feb 10
17
The Padres have traded away a lot of talent in recent years, but they still have several high-upside prospects in the system.
Bowden: The first move each NL team should make when the lockout ends
Jim Bowden
Feb 10
137
Impact free-agent signings, significant trades and big-money extensions. Here's what each of the NL teams should do first post-lockout.
The immediate outlook for the 4 Padres prospects on Keith Law’s top-100 list
Dennis Lin
Feb 8
16
MLB 2022 farm system rankings: Keith Law grades all 30 teams on prospects, with the Dodgers at No. 1
Keith Law
Feb 7
355
Why the players rejected MLB’s mediation request and what’s next in talks
Evan Drellich
Feb 4
596
MLB’s push for federal mediation could be ‘win-win’ PR play for owners, source says
Evan Drellich
Feb 4
379
MLB Mega-Mock Draft: We built a league from scratch and might have broken baseball
The Athletic MLB Staff
Feb 3
242
San Diego’s pitching depth, trade possibilities and international signings: More from the Padres mailbag
Dennis Lin
Feb 2
16
From MLB prospect to All-Star: The longest organizational droughts at every position
Grant Brisbee
Feb 2
204
With spring training likely to be delayed, here’s why MLB and the Players Association are still far apart
Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich
Jan 31
592
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