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Projection says Padres will spend nearly $25 million on arbitration-eligible players in 2026 - San Diego Union-Tribune
The Padres’ seven arbitration-eligible players are in line to make $24.4 million in 2026, according to MLBTradeRumors.com.
That group is led by reliever Jason Adam projected to make $6.8 million in his last year before reaching free agency. Reliever Adrián Morejón will also be in his final year of team control and projected to make $3.6 million.
Gavin Sheets will begin 2026 with just over four years of service time and is projected to make $4.3 million, while pitcher JP Sears and catcher Luis Campusano will have three years of service time and are projected to make $3.5 million and $1 million, respectively.
Padres have a starting pitching problem in 2026 - Gaslamp Ball
Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager AJ Preller once again has his sights set on a potential addition to the rotation from the Nippon Professional Baseball league with it being reported that he was recently in Japan scouting Tatsuya Imai. In addition there are several MLB free agent pitchers with some big names such as Zac Gallen, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suarez and Chris Bassitt included.
MLB playoffs 2025: Division Series scores, updates as Brewers roll past Cubs again, Dodgers put Phillies on the brink - Yahoo Sports
Blake Snell was brilliant. The Dodgers' bats woke up in time. And the beleaguered Los Angeles bullpen survived as the Dodgers secured a 4-3 win over the Phillies in Game 2 and took a 2-0 lead in the NLDS.
#80 Paranoia, important tech, and supportive cats - The Bandwagon
Zach and I were among the first to write extensively about Trajekt back in 2022. At the time, only six teams were using the sophisticated BP machine and they were so secretive about it that we only named the ones that had been reported elsewhere. We were able to confirm the identity of others, but they were squirrely and circumspect, eager to cling to whatever sliver of advantage there was to be gained from learning the technology before the rest of the league caught up.
I’ve been wondering ever since about whether the efficacy of such machines — which don’t travel with the team — would be reflected in home/road splits, especially now that their use is more widespread. And whether rookie pitchers’ stuff is able to be programmed in immediately.
