San Diego Padres News

The Padres' front-office contingent, led by general manager Josh Byrnes, heads to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Sunday for the Winter Meetings, which begin the next day.

The Yankees have been hot after Chase Headley for about a year now. Brian Cashman loves switch hitters as much as he loves skydiving and breaking up his mistresses' marriage.

Dave Winfield has quit his Senior Vice President position with the Padres after 13 years of service.

Until recently, setup men rarely received accolades. Aurelio Lopez had the best year for a Tiger setup man in 1984.

The present stadium discussion is really a discussion of two sports facilities - one that has been built and one that has not.

Hedges and Wisler lead the next wave of talent headed for San Diego after helping push Double-A San Antonio to the Texas League title.

After selecting Bill Laxton in 1970 Rule 5 Draft , the Padres sat on the dock for a decade before jumping back in with both feet.

Alonso gave most of his day to a group of about 25 to 30 from the 4S Ranch branch of the Greater San Diego Boys & Girls Club, whom he hosted at Petco Park for a baseball clinic, lunch and a stadium tour.

The Padres and Red Devils, winners of 15 Mexican League championships, will play March 27 at Petco Park.

A's general manager Billy Beane enjoys pushing baseball's boundaries, but there are baseball truisms that he doesn't question.

In recent years, and for whatever reason, general manager Josh Byrnes has done most of his offseason shaping of the roster after the annual Winter Meetings.

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The Winter Meetings are six days away, but one would've thought they not only started today - but that general managers around baseball were all taking speed as well.

The Oakland Athletics continued to bolster their bullpen on Tuesday, acquiring relief pitcher Luke Gregerson from the San Diego Padres in exchange for outfielder Seth Smith.

In one active afternoon, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired a closer and a frontline catcher in a three-team trade involving the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Pat Murphy has been named the first manager of the El Paso Chihuahuas. The Chihuahuas' inaugural 2014 season will be Murphy's fifth in the San Diego Padres organization and second as the Triple-A manager.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have officially named Mike Harkey as Pitching Coach and Mel Stottlemyre Jr. as Bullpen Coach, as announced by D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers.

It doesn't happen at a ballpark, but Cyber Monday has become its own phenomenon within the world of Major League Baseball these days.

The trade stream of consciousness between the Cubs and Padres continues. Earlier I talked about Chicago and San Diego matching up to trade James Russell and Nate Schierholtz to the Friars for pitching prospects.

The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres have been interacted with each other off of the field on a regular basis in recent off seasons under Theo Epstein.