Report: Padres “Deep In Talks” To Acquire Yu Darvish

This might be the busiest stretch of news in San Diego since Ron Burgundy tried to fight a bear. After acquiring Blake Snell from the Rays Sunday night, the San Diego Padres are now reportedly “deep in talks” to trade for Yu Darvish from the Chicago Cubs. Dennis Lin, the Padres beat reporter for The Athletic, reported the news Monday afternoon. Lin said that “multiple...

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My Fight With COVID-19

My family and I weren’t planning to have a normal Thanksgiving this year, but what happened was certainly unexpected. I woke up to my 4-year-old poking me to get out of bed. Minutes later, while standing in my bathroom, I felt a sudden bout of nausea come over me and then nothing. I woke up with my wife hovered over me. She was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher. I had blacked out, fell...

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Reports: Ha-Seong Kim Headed Stateside, Padres Showing Serious Interest

According to reports out of Korea, star shortstop Ha-seong Kim is headed to the United States to likely take a physical that would finalize a deal. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that on the heels of acquiring pitcher Blake Snell, that the Padres are making a serious run at Kim. Kim, 25, was posted by Kiwoom Heroes and is available to be signed by MLB teams until January 1, 2021. Multiple outlets...

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Jacob DeGrom’s Five Most Dominant Starts Since 2018

Since the moment he made his MLB debut at Yankee Stadium, Jacob deGrom has been Mr. Reliable for the New York Mets. In fact, of all the things he does at an elite level, I think that’s his best trait. While he’s remained steady for the Amazins, he added a new layer starting in 2018. You know, the “I’m also the best pitcher in baseball” kind of layer. DeGrom can easily make this claim because his...

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Morning Briefing: Robinson Cano Homers Twice In Dominican Winter League Game

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, Tomoyuki Sungano’s January 7 signing deadline is approaching and the Mets are still in pursuit of signing him. Metsmerized’s own Christopher Soto reported that the Estrellas confirmed that Robinson Cano was activated for Sunday’s LIDOM playoffs. Cano then homered twice in his first game with the...

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Padres Acquire Blake Snell From Rays

The San Diego Padres have acquired Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports from The Athletic. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has also confirmed the report. The Rays will get back 21-year-old pitchers Luis Patino and Cole Wilcox and catchers Francisco Mejia and Blake Hunt in the trade. This is a massive move for the Padres, who have been in attack mode in the trade market and...

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