<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-aj-preller-shuts-down-fernando-tatis-jr-trade-possibility-untouchable-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'AJ Preller shuts down Fernando Tatis Jr. trade possibility with ‘untouchable’ admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-of-the-San-Diego-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>AJ Preller shuts down Fernando Tatis Jr. trade possibility with ‘untouchable’ admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T17:43:40-08:00">December 11th, 5:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T17:43:40-08:00">December 11th, 5:43pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres reached the playoffs this last season but experienced an early exit. With the team aiming to make some changes to the roster, president of baseball operations and general manager, AJ Preller, was asked about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-fernando-tatis-jr-trade-fantasy-check">Fernando Tatis Jr.’s potential availability</a> in the trade market.</p><p>Preller <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/10/anything-can-still-happen-after-quiet-winter-meetings-for-padres-except/" rel="noopener">shut down any notions</a> of the Padres possibly trading Tatis, according to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Preller very clearly has no intentions of dealing the 26-year-old outfielder away.</p><p>“He’s somebody that we’re not talking about,” Preller said. “However, you want to say that; if you want to say that’s ‘untouchable,’ you can say that.”</p><p>Fernando Tatis Jr. has arguably the best season of his career in 2025. Although he has yet to reach the 42 home run mark he hit in 2021, the three-time All-Star still played incredibly well. Tatis finished the campaign with a .268 batting average and .368 OBP while recording 159 hits, 25 home runs, and 71 RBIs. He also stole 32 bases and played in 155 games, which are both career-highs.</p><p>With production like that, it would be a bit shocking if San Diego were to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-san-diego-has-no-plans-trade-fernando-tatis-jr">trade Fernando Tatis Jr.</a> The Padres seemingly want to build around Tatis in the hopes of making a deeper run in the playoffs in 2026.</p><p>The 14-year, $340 million contract he signed in 2021 indicates the Padres plan to keep him for the long haul. The 2026 campaign will only be the sixth year of the deal. So, based on the contract and AJ Preller’s recent comments, we should expect to see Fernando Tatis Jr. playing for this for quite some time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Preller shuts down Fernando Tatis Jr. trade possibility with ‘untouchable’ admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-mason-miller-trade-harold-reynolds-mlb-network');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why ex-player believes Padres should make Mason Miller trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Why-ex-player-believes-San-Diego-should-make-Mason-Miller-trade.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Why ex-player believes Padres should make Mason Miller trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T17:14:08-08:00">December 10th, 5:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T17:14:08-08:00">December 10th, 5:14pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres find themselves in the center of MLB offseason trade rumors, and one former star believes a bold move could be on the table. During MLB Network coverage at the MLB Winter Meetings, Harold Reynolds explained why the Padres should at least listen on a possible <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-ex-san-diego-all-star-brutally-honest-mason-miller">Mason Miller</a> trade. With rival clubs calling on nearly every healthy arm in the Padres bullpen, the idea carries real weight in the current market.</p><p>Reynolds focused on how trading away Miller could help the Padres reshape its roster. The 27-year-old is one of the most electric relievers in the league, under team control through 2029 on a team friendly deal. The Padres paid a steep price to land him on the day of the 2025 trade deadline, moving top prospect Leodalis De Vries in a blockbuster deal with the Athletics. That price tag, paired with Miller’s dominance, is why his name keeps surfacing in MLB Winter Meetings discussions.</p><p>MLB Network took to its X (formerly known as Twitter), sharing the comments from Reynolds as he <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1998805912966877303?s=20" rel="noopener">laid out why</a> moving Miller might make sense for the club in the right offer.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Padres are reportedly “fielding calls on virtually every one of their healthy back-end relievers”.</p><p>Harold explains why he thinks San Diego should consider trading Mason Miller.</p><p>MLB Network + <a href="https://twitter.com/CohnReznick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CohnReznick</a> <a href="https://t.co/5EjbUBR0Pt">pic.twitter.com/5EjbUBR0Pt</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1998805912966877303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I remember talking with Buck Showalter years ago. He’s like, ‘Somebody will always take your bad money for their good return’—if we give something there to them. And I think… they’ve got too… if they’re gonna relieve some other big power… this is guys’ drawing card. Some of the money that you want to get off the books. He’s still controllable. He’s at a good rate. And you’re gonna be able to get something back if you put him—Machado or Tatis or somebody—combined in the deal.”</p><p>Reynolds pointed to the sizable contracts for stars like Machado and Tatis Jr. as part of the broader equation. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-why-padres-athletics-mason-miller-trade-left-rivals-pissed">A Miller move</a>, potentially paired with one of those deals, could help the Padres reset their payroll while adding young talent. It remains a risky idea, but it highlights how challenging the Padres bullpen decisions and long term planning have become at the MLB Winter Meetings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why ex-player believes Padres should make Mason Miller trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-what-aj-preller-said-dodgers-edwin-diaz-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Padres’ AJ Preller said after Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AJ-Preller.jpg"><figcaption>Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What Padres’ AJ Preller said after Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T17:20:02-08:00">December 9th, 5:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T17:20:02-08:00">December 9th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-edwin-diaz-contract-grades-69-million-deal">Los Angeles Dodgers made a major free agency splash</a> when they signed closer Edwin Diaz to a three-year contract. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-hunter-greene-trade-proposal-they-must-offer-reds">San Diego Padres general manager AJ Preller is going to need to get active</a> to stay afloat in the NL West race.</p><p>It’s no surprise that the Dodgers are spending, even after winning back-to-back World Series titles. Preller certainly isn’t shocked by Los Angeles’ latest addition. While he knows the division race will become more difficult, the GM <a href="https://twitter.com/973TheFanSD/status/1998517127326962169" rel="noopener">is focused solely</a> on moving San Diego forward, via 97.3 The Fan.</p><p>“It’s expected,” Preller said. “It feels like there’s always talent coming into the NL West. It speaks to the competitiveness around the National League. The Dodgers specifically last two years have represented the National League and won the World Series. There’s teams that are hungry to win and put the resources towards that. We understand that.</p><p>“Our focus continues to be on what we need to do to get better,” he continued. “The last two years we’ve been close, but it hasn’t been good enough. As a group we’ve talked about how we can take another step knowing that other teams are going to add. We’re going to continually look to get better and find ways to take another step or two, which we need to get to to bring a World Series to San Diego.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SammyLev?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SammyLev</a> asked AJ Preller his thoughts on the Dodgers' offseason moves after today's signing of Edwin Diaz: <a href="https://t.co/c2RpFXOYBS">pic.twitter.com/c2RpFXOYBS</a></p><p>— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/973TheFanSD/status/1998517127326962169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Padres have reached the playoffs each of the last two seasons. However, they haven’t advanced past the National League Division Series. San Diego did reach the National League Championship series in 2022. However, they were defeated 4-1 by the Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>Still, this is a Padres team built ready to compete now. Preller is considering all options as he looks to move San Diego forward. He is well aware the Dodgers aren’t messing around as they chase a threepeat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Padres’ AJ Preller said after Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-yu-darvish-pitch-elbow-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Yu Darvish pitch with Padres again after undergoing elbow surgery?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Yu-Darvish-walks-off-the-field-during-Padres-game-in-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Will Yu Darvish pitch with Padres again after undergoing elbow surgery?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T16:58:07-08:00">December 9th, 4:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T16:58:07-08:00">December 9th, 4:58pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres were dealt a devastating blow after the 2025 MLB season when it was revealed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-yu-darvish-undergoes-ucl-surgery-out-for-2026-season">Yu Darvish would require UCL surgery</a> — and will likely miss the entire 2026 season as a result. During a recent media availability during the MLB Winter Meetings, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-hiring-former-reliever-as-new-manager" rel="noopener">new Padres manager Craig Stammen</a> was asked if he anticipates the 39-year-old Darvish pitching again following the surgery.</p><p>“Yeah, I think so,” Stammen said. “I would not put anything past Yu Darvish. That guy has accomplished so many things in our game… The work that he puts in, how articulate he is and how detailed he is with what he does on a daily basis, he’s going to come back from this injury. Whether he and his family decide whether he wants to pitch anymore, that will be up to him, but I know he can do it.”</p><p>Darvish will turn 40 years old during the 2026 campaign. Attempting to return at 40 years old fresh off elbow surgery recovery would obviously prove to be a challenge in 2027. Stammen is confident Darvish could accomplish the feat if it is something he chooses to pursue.</p><p>The veteran pitcher is under contract with the Padres through the 2028 season. He could realistically pitch two final years in San Diego if his health holds up following the surgery.</p><p>As far as 2026 is concerned, San Diego will look to find success despite Darvish’s injury absence. The Padres have been a competitive team in recent years, but winning the National League West always proves to be difficult given the presence of the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>Still, this is a Padres ball club that won’t be intimidated by any opponent. With that being said, they will miss having Yu Darvish pitch every fifth day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Yu Darvish pitch with Padres again after undergoing elbow surgery?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/ranking-2-best-padres-nick-pivetta-blockbuster-trade-destinations');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking 2 best Nick Pivetta trade destinations with Padres open to blockbuster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ranking-X-best-Nick-Pivetta-trade.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ranking 2 best Nick Pivetta trade destinations with Padres open to blockbuster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T13:10:02-08:00">December 9th, 1:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T13:10:02-08:00">December 9th, 1:10pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Early on Tuesday, it was reported that the San Diego <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/mlb-rumors-padres-suddenly-open-nick-pivetta-trade">Padres were interested in trading Nick Pivetta</a>, who is the team’s top starting pitcher.</p><p>‘The Padres have shown a willingness to entertain offers for Nick Pivetta, league sources told The Athletic. A deal involving the right-hander is not considered likely — San Diego would require a steep return in exchange for losing Pivetta — but the team’s options for rebalancing its payroll are limited,” Dennis Lin reported.</p><p>This news certainly came out of nowhere. Pivetta is the best pitcher that the Friars have. The team lost Dylan Cease to the Toronto Blue Jays early in the offseason, and Michael King is a free agent. King could return to the Padres, but there is a chance that he takes a big contract elsewhere. Joe Musgrove is returning from his Tommy John absence, and Yu Darvish will miss the season after undergoing UCL surgery. The Padres’ rotation is a mess.</p><p>Pivetta was one of the best pitchers in the league last season. He posted a 2.87 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and 5.3 WAR with 13 wins. He struck out 190 batters in 181.2 innings. He had an opponent batting average of .194 and a .253 OOBP. Hitters struggled all season long trying to get to Pivetta. He gave the Padres a ton of dominant innings.</p><p>Despite his dominance, the Padres could still trade their top starter. Let’s break down which teams could be the best fit for a potential blockbuster trade.</p><h2><b>No. 2 Baltimore Orioles</b></h2><p>The Baltimore Orioles are a great fit for the right-hander. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-baltimore-land-angels-taylor-ward-grayson-rodriguez-trade">Orioles recently traded away Grayson Rodriguez</a> to the Los Angeles Angels for Taylor Ward. That frees up a rotation spot for a team that desperately needs a dominant pitcher.</p><p>The Orioles’ best starters are Dean Kremer and Kyle Bradish as of right now. Tomoyuki Sugano, Zach Eflin, and Charlie Morton are free agents. The Orioles need to make a move for starting pitching. This opportunity for Pivetta would come with a high cost, but the Orioles have the prospects and talent to be able to pull this off. Baltimore contains young talent who are controllable, and the Padres could shed payroll to the Orioles.</p><p>The Orioles had a down year after showing up in 2024 with a statement. They will be looking to have a bounce-back season, but won’t be able to do that if they don’t improve the rotation.</p><h2><b>No. 1 Detroit Tigers</b></h2><p>The Tigers are one of the best teams in the league. They fell to the Seattle Mariners in the AL Divisional Round in shocking fashion. Tarik Skubal proved to be the top starting pitcher last season, but his future with the team is still up in the air. Whether they trade Skubal or not, the Tigers have a chance to get some insurance by trading for Pivetta. The Tigers have a ton of talent capable of going back to San Diego for a blockbuster trade that are not expensive.</p><p>As of now, only Jack Flaherty, Casey Mize, and Troy Melton are listed as starting pitchers on the 40-man roster. Pivetta would immediately become the best right-handed pitcher on the roster. The Padres are looking for starting pitching in return, but with A.J. Preller as general manager, anything is possible. This trade with the Tigers could lead to multiple other deals.</p><p>The Tigers are the best option for Pivetta, with how close they are to being able to contend, and the future of Skubal is up in the air.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking 2 best Nick Pivetta trade destinations with Padres open to blockbuster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-hunter-greene-trade-proposal-they-must-offer-reds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Hunter Greene trade proposal they must offer Reds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Padres-Hunter-Greene-trade-proposal-they-must-offer-Reds.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres’ Hunter Greene trade proposal they must offer Reds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T09:30:56-08:00">December 9th, 9:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T09:30:56-08:00">December 9th, 9:30am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/reds-rumors-1-reason-cincinnati-shop-hunter-greene-trade-talks-huge-mistake-warning">The San Diego Padres should be at the front of the line for Hunter Greene</a>, even if the odds of Cincinnati actually moving him sit around a meager 10 percent. The combination of need, timing and upside makes this the kind of calculated overpay that can redefine a franchise’s window overnight.</p><p>Greene is exactly the type of frontline arm that rarely hits the market, especially at his price point. In an era where Dylan Cease can command 210 million over seven years, locking in four more seasons of Greene at roughly 60 million is a competitive advantage few teams can ever buy. Cincinnati’s situation is what cracks the door open, even slightly. The Reds have stockpiled arms — Andrew Abbott, Nick Lodolo, Chase Burns, Brady Singer, Rhett Lowder — to the point where moving the best of the bunch is at least theoretically imaginable.</p><p>The Reds do not have to trade Greene, and that is the key dynamic. Any offer must acknowledge the surplus value of an ace-level talent on a below-market deal and still leave Cincinnati feeling like it is not punting its competitive timeline. From San Diego’s standpoint, this is about going from interesting to terrifying in a single move. Pairing Greene with their existing rotation pieces gives the Padres a true postseason engine, the kind of starter who can tilt an October series with sheer velocity and swing-and-miss.</p><p>Greene’s fastball averaged 99.4 mph last season, easily the best among starters and one of the most dominant four-seamers on a per-pitch basis in the sport. When a heater misses bats like that at the top of the zone, the entire game plan for opposing lineups shrinks. Just as important, the secondary arsenal is catching up to the headline velocity. Greene’s slider jumped roughly 3 mph in 2025 without sacrificing movement, transforming into a legitimate plus pitch that tunnels off the fastball and gives hitters no good guess at two strikes.</p><p>There is still room for growth, and that is what makes him so tantalizing. Fine-tuning splitter command, potentially folding in a fourth pitch, and pushing beyond his current career-high workload of 150⅓ innings all suggest there is another level beyond what is already top-of-the-rotation quality.</p><h2>Why the Padres must chase a Hunter Greene now</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Hunter-Greene-2.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Padres live in a division where run prevention and swing-and-miss stuff are necessities, not luxuries. With the Dodgers and Giants investing heavily and the Diamondbacks emerging, standing pat with mid-rotation arms simply invites mediocrity.</p><p>San Diego has already demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive in trades, especially when it comes to acquiring star-level talent in its prime. Greene fits that exact profile, but his contract situation makes him even more valuable than some recently moved stars who were either rental arms or about to hit free agency.</p><p>For the Padres, this is also about anchoring multiple competitive seasons rather than chasing a one-year spike. Four affordable years of a potential top-10 starter gives them the flexibility to allocate dollars elsewhere, rather than paying market rate for a veteran ace in free agency.</p><p>The opportunity cost is steep, but their system can withstand it. Concentrating value into a single elite arm is often more impactful than spreading bets across several prospects who may never reach Greene’s ceiling or his certainty.</p><h2>Leveraging The Market Surplus</h2><p>The Reds are in a position where they must trade from their strength to address glaring weaknesses in their lineup. Dealing a frontline starter is painful, but it is the only way to acquire the volume of impact bats they require.</p><p>San Diego matches up perfectly because their farm system is deep enough to offer quantity without surrendering their absolute top-tier untouchables. This proposal focuses on providing Cincinnati with immediate help and near-ready prospects.</p><p>Here is the perfect trade proposal the Padres must offer to bring Hunter Greene to San Diego:</p><p><b>Padres Receive:</b></p><ul><li>RHP Hunter Greene</li></ul><p><b>Reds Receive:</b></p><ul><li>C Ethan Salas</li><li>OF Kavares Tears</li><li>LHP Kash Mayfield</li><li>RHP Humberto Cruz</li></ul><h2>Why This Deal Reshapes Both Franchises</h2><p>For the Cincinnati Reds, this return addresses the organization’s most glaring need for high-ceiling offensive talent while maintaining their pitching depth. The inclusion of the headliner in this package gives them a prospect who is widely considered one of the most gifted young players in professional baseball.</p><p>Adding a potential franchise cornerstone behind the plate or at designated hitter would provide the perfect long-term protection for Elly De La Cruz in the lineup. The Reds have struggled to find consistent power production from their outfield spots, and the second piece in this deal offers immediate upside in that department.</p><p>By acquiring two premium position players, Cincinnati balances a roster that has become heavily skewed toward run prevention rather than run production. The pitching prospects included in the deal are not mere throw-ins, but legitimate arms that reinforce the system’s depth.</p><p>For the Padres, parting with such a highly touted catching prospect is a painful but necessary calculation to acquire a cost-controlled ace. With key prospects like Leodalis De Vries no longer in the mix for trade discussions, San Diego has to deal from its remaining top-tier depth to get a deal done.</p><p>Pairing Greene with the existing aces in San Diego would give the Padres arguably the most lethal rotation in the National League West. The financial flexibility provided by Greene’s contract also allows the team to retain other stars or pursue additional upgrades in free agency.</p><p>This trade is undeniably steep, removing the crown jewel of the Padres’ farm system and thinning their minor league ranks significantly. Yet, for a team in win-now mode, securing four years of a premier starter like Greene is worth the exorbitant price of admission.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Hunter Greene trade proposal they must offer Reds

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/mlb-rumors-padres-suddenly-open-nick-pivetta-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Why Padres are suddenly open to Nick Pivetta trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nick-Pivetta-with-SD-Padres-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Why Padres are suddenly open to Nick Pivetta trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T06:07:05-08:00">December 8th, 6:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T06:18:13-08:00">December 8th, 6:18am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are in a state of flux off the field, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/seidler-family-considering-padres-franchise-sale">Seidler family contemplating a sale</a>. Despite stars like Fernando Tatis Jr and Manny Machado on the field, there are serious questions about the future. The potential sale has the Padres looking to slash salary, which could mean a trade of Nick Pivetta. The Athletic’s Dennis Lin <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6871791/2025/12/08/padres-trade-interest-nick-pivetta/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">has more from</a> MLB Winter Meetings.</p><p>‘The Padres have shown a willingness to entertain offers for Nick Pivetta, league sources told The Athletic. A deal involving the right-hander is not considered likely — San Diego would require a steep return in exchange for losing Pivetta — but the team’s options for rebalancing its payroll are limited,” Lin reported.</p><p>The Padres signed Pivetta to a four-year, $55 million deal last offseason. After one season, where he finished with a 2.87 ERA and sixth in the Cy Young race, he is on the block. They already lost <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-perfect-signing-dylan-cease-deal">Dylan Cease from their rotation after he signed a seven-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays</a>. Now, they could be down another starter.</p><p>A team has to blow the Padres away to snag Pivetta. But if the Tigers hang onto Tarik Skubal, Pivetta will become the best pitcher on the trade market. With serious questions about Framber Valdez and no MLB experience to base a Tatsuya Imai contract on, a trade could be the way to go for pitcher-needy teams.</p><p>Trading Pivetta would actually net the Padres a return to start a quick re-tool. But if they were just looking to shed salary and not get anything in return, Joe Musgrove could be on the move. 39-year-old Yu Darvish underwent Tommy John surgery, so he will be out for the season and is not a trade candidate. The Padres have some tough questions to answer this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Why Padres are suddenly open to Nick Pivetta trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-player-aggressively-shopped-pitching-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres rumors: The player being ‘aggressively’ shopped in trade talks to clear money for pitching');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Padres-shortstop-Jake-Cronenworth-vs-White-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres rumors: The player being ‘aggressively’ shopped in trade talks to clear money for pitching</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T08:56:04-08:00">December 7th, 8:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T08:56:04-08:00">December 7th, 8:56am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Winter Meetings approaching, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-fernando-tatis-jr-trade-fantasy-check">the San Diego Padres feel the urgency rise</a>, and attention <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/mlb-rumors-2-padres-who-could-traded-before-2025-season">turns to the Jake Cronenworth trade</a> as MLB Free Agency pushes the front office toward major roster decisions. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-perfect-trade-offer-to-make-mackenzie-gore-reunion-a-reality">Padres are looking for pitching and they want room to maneuver</a>. And the Cronenworth trade chatter has now become the clearest path toward <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/12/07/mlb-winter-meetings-trade-rumors-free-agents/87655377007/" rel="noopener">creating that space</a>. Under the bright hotel lights of the Winter Meetings, the message feels unmistakable. The Padres are listening and are moving with intent.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jake-cronenworth-reaction-walk-off-hit-rangers">Jake Cronenworth remains a familiar face in a Padres clubhouse</a> that won 90 games last season but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-nl-wild-card-series-loss-cubs">bowed out in a three-game Wild Card loss to the Chicago Cubs</a>. In response, the front office pressed reset. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-mike-shildt-exiting-san-diego-his-terms-playoff-disappointment">Padres fired Mike Shildt earlier in the offseason</a>. Pitching became the priority. And to chase it, the Padres need cash flexibility. Because of that shift, they’ve been forced to shop a player who once represented everything steady about their lineup.</p><p>Drafted by the Rays in 2015 and traded to San Diego in 2019, Cronenworth broke out in 2020 and finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year race. From there, he grew into a two-time All-Star with a reliable bat and competitive edge. Last season, he played 135 games and produced a .246/.367/.377 line with 11 home runs and 59 RBI.</p><h2>A new Padres direction takes shape</h2><p>The challenge now is finding a team willing to absorb the years and dollars on his contract. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/4-perfect-mlb-landing-destinations-for-tatsuya-imai-after-getting-posted">Padres also need enough relief to pivot toward the arms they want</a>. San Diego wants a rotation anchor. They want impact. And, as a result, their interest in the top end of the market, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-insider-urges-tatsuya-imai-sign-3-teams-take-down-dodgers">including international names like Tatsuya Imai</a>, won’t matter until they clear space. So the calls continue. The offers trickle in. And the Padres keep pushing. They hope one deal finally unlocks the rest of their offseason plan.</p><p>If Jake Cronenworth becomes the trade piece that funds a pitching revival, how loud will San Diego get when the next ace finally walks through their doors this MLB Free Agency?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres rumors: The player being ‘aggressively’ shopped in trade talks to clear money for pitching

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He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Nationals have made it clear they’re open for business this winter. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/washington-nationals/mlb-rumors-nationals-mackenzie-gore-emerging-as-serious-trade-candidate">MacKenzie Gore stands as their most valuable trade chip</a>, and the left-hander’s former organization has emerged as a logical landing spot.</p><p>San Diego developed Gore into a top prospect before shipping him to Washington in the Juan Soto blockbuster. The Padres witnessed his ascent through their farm system and understand his ceiling better than any club.</p><p>Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller now faces pressure to upgrade a rotation that lost Dylan Cease to free agency. Gore represents an ideal target, bringing team control through 2027 and a proven track record of durability.</p><p>The Nationals hold all the leverage in negotiations, with more than half the league expressing interest. Paul Toboni’s front office can afford to wait for the right package, but San Diego possesses the assets to close a deal quickly.</p><h2>Why the reunion makes sense for San Diego and MacKenzie Gore</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nationals-SP-MacKenzie-Gore.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Preller needs pitching depth to complement Joe Musgrove and Michael King in the rotation. Gore’s 185 strikeouts across 159.2 innings in 2025 demonstrate his ability to miss bats at an elite level.</p><p>His familiarity with the organization and Petco Park’s pitcher-friendly dimensions make him an seamless fit. The Padres can slide him into the middle of their rotation immediately while keeping their long-term payroll flexible.</p><p>San Diego’s championship window remains open with Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Jackson Merrill under contract. Adding a controllable frontline starter addresses their most glaring weakness without sacrificing financial flexibility.</p><p>Gore’s age aligns perfectly with the core, as the 26-year-old would hit free agency after his prime years. The Padres can extend him or let him walk depending on their competitive timeline.</p><h2>The trade package that gets it done</h2><p>Washington’s rebuild demands high-ceiling prospects and cost-controlled MLB talent. The Padres must part with significant value to pry away an All-Star pitcher with two years of arbitration remaining.</p><p>San Diego avoids touching their major-league core while offering a compelling mixture of upside and immediate contributions. This package balances the Nationals’ need for future stars with present-day roster fillers.</p><p><b>Padres receive:</b></p><ul><li>LHP MacKenzie Gore</li></ul><p><b>Nationals receive:</b></p><ul><li>C Ethan Salas</li><li>RHP Jeremiah Estrada</li><li>RHP Randy Vasquez</li></ul><p>The Nationals land a potential franchise catcher in Salas, who despite injury setbacks remains a teenager with elite defensive skills.</p><p>Estrada provides Washington with a high-leverage bullpen arm featuring four years of team control. His swing-and-miss stuff plays immediately in the late innings for a rebuilding club.</p><p>Vasquez offers rotation depth with five years of control, giving the Nationals a back-end starter who can eat innings. The package combines quality and quantity without decimating San Diego’s farm system entirely.</p><p>This deal works because it addresses Washington’s timeline while keeping San Diego competitive. The Nationals acquire four controllable pieces, two with All-Star upside, for a pitcher they likely can’t extend.</p><p>The Padres surrender significant talent but keep their major-league roster intact while solving their rotation crisis. Both front offices can justify this trade to their respective fanbases as a win for their timeline.</p><p>Preller gets his man without touching the Tatis-Machado-Merrill core or adding salary beyond Gore’s arbitration number. Toboni stocks his system with premium talent at premium positions, accelerating the Nationals’ rebuild.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ perfect trade offer to make MacKenzie Gore reunion a reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-fernando-tatis-jr-trade-fantasy-check');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres rumors: Fernando Tatis Jr. trade slapped with ‘fantasy’ reality check');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Fernando-Tatis-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres rumors: Fernando Tatis Jr. trade slapped with ‘fantasy’ reality check</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T17:08:11-08:00">November 26th, 5:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T17:11:14-08:00">November 26th, 5:11pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Diego Padres trade chatter is heating up as the 2025 MLB offseason starts to take shape in the last week of November, and the annual Hot Stove season brings a wave of speculation—with the Friars once again in the thick of it.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-san-diego-has-no-plans-trade-fernando-tatis-jr">Tatis Jr. remains</a> one of baseball’s most electrifying and valuable players, making any trade talk dramatic. Despite the Padres’ reported need to cut costs and adjust payroll, a respected MLB voice is throwing cold water on the idea. The Foul Territory show shared The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal’s opinion on X (formerly Twitter), <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1993742800584581465?s=20" rel="noopener">shutting down</a> rumors about the shortstop-turned-outfielder.</p><p>“The Padres trading Fernando Tatis Jr. seems more like a fantasy than a reality, says @Ken_Rosenthal.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Padres trading Fernando Tatis Jr. seems more like a fantasy than a reality, says <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ken_Rosenthal</a>. <a href="https://t.co/Vt3j0mDMbw">pic.twitter.com/Vt3j0mDMbw</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1993742800584581465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While the 26-year-old remains a fixture of the franchise, his contract structure and service time highlight just how difficult a trade would be. Tatis has a little over 6 years of MLB service time headed into the 2026 regular season and is under contract through the 2034 season. Signed in 2021, his 14-year, $340 million deal averages over $24 million per year. He’s not eligible for free agency until 2035, making him a long-term investment for San Diego. Any move involving him would require a massive return—both in talent and financial flexibility—which is why insiders continue to view such talk as unrealistic.</p><p>Now, the Padres’ front office appears to be standing firm. Rosenthal’s comments indicate that, while teams may inquire, the organization isn’t seriously entertaining a blockbuster trade involving the three-time All-Star slugger. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-would-san-diego-dare-trade-fernando-tatis-jr">Moving Tatis and his contract</a> would certainly relieve some financial strain, but the cost in fan loyalty and on-field star power would be significant. Instead, the team is more likely to explore trading other pieces to help stabilize the payroll.</p><p>The Padres’ 2025 season ended with a 90-72 record and an NL Wild Card berth, showing the current core can still contend—despite a Game 3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Tatis and Manny Machado led the offense, while A.J. Preller aims to reset CBT penalties. Rosenthal’s insight suggests the team won’t move its franchise cornerstone anytime soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres rumors: Fernando Tatis Jr. trade slapped with ‘fantasy’ reality check

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-baltimore-hires-ex-padres-manager-mike-shildt-in-surprising-role');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles hire ex-Padres manager Mike Shildt in surprising role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Baltimore-hires-ex-Padres-manager-Mike-Shildt-in-surprising-role.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles hire ex-Padres manager Mike Shildt in surprising role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T10:57:06-08:00">November 26th, 10:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T10:57:06-08:00">November 26th, 10:57am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles were one of the more disappointing teams in the American League in 2025. They were dominant in 2024, but could not find that same status a year later.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-lands-guardians-coach-next-manager">Orioles recently hired Craig Albernaz</a> as their newest manager. Albermaz was a coach for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Guardians for the last couple of years. Now, he will aim to get the Orioles back on track.</p><p>The offseason is still early, but the Orioles are completing their staff. On Wednesday, the <a href="https://x.com/afkostka/status/1993743011399004197?s=46" rel="noopener">Orioles made a shocking hire</a>.</p><p>Former San Diego <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-mike-shildt-exiting-san-diego-his-terms-playoff-disappointment">Padres manager Mike Shildt retired</a> right after the 2025 season, which they lost to the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card. There were many reasons for his sudden retirement, but a part of his decision remains true. When Shildt retired, he mentioned that the toll of the season and health issues caused him to retire from being a big league manager. He never said he wouldn’t get back into coaching, but he made it clear that, for at least right now, Shildt does not want to manage.</p><p>The Orioles are bringing in Shildt as an upper-level coordinator for the minor leagues.</p><p>“The Orioles are hiring former Padres manager Mike Shildt as their upper level minor league coordinator of instruction, source confirms. And Samuel Vega is the lower level coordinator.”</p><p>So, Shildt will continue not to coach, but will stay involved in the MLB by helping the Orioles build a stronger farm system. This job will be less stressful for Shildt and does not carry nearly the same weight as an MLB manager.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles hire ex-Padres manager Mike Shildt in surprising role

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tatsuya-imai-rather-beat-la-join-reigning-world-series-champs">Tatsuya Imai boldly declared that he would rather take down the Los Angeles Dodgers</a> than team up with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-roki-sasaki-reveals-shohei-ohtani-yoshinobu-yamamoto-helped-mlb-transition">Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki</a>, it raised eyebrows around the MLB world.</p><p>A three-time All-Star in NPB, Imai is one of the top pitchers to be posted since Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with the potential to immediately enter an MLB rotation as a top-3 arm.</p><p>But which teams should Imai consider joining in order to accomplish his goal? Well, in the opinion of MLB Insider Jon Morosi, there are <a href="https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/1993452135967867096" rel="noopener">three obvious options</a> for the NPB star to consider based on geography and World Series potential. </p><p>“What Imai has given us here, Lauren, is the boldness to be different and the boldness to create a new rivalry. So, you think about this. If I’m Tatsuya Imai and I want to find a way to challenge the Dodgers, basically, Lauren, I would say he wants to sign with one of three teams,” Morosi explained.</p><p>“The Blue Jays, the team that nearly defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, or the Dodgers’ closest geographic divisional rivals, Giants Padres. There you go, Tatsuya. One of those three teams, and you will fulfill this bold new identity as the man who is here now to oppose the Dodgers and find a way to end their reign atop the Major League.</p><p>“So, that’s what I’ve got right now. Jays, Padres, Giants. If you want to make a statement and have a new arrival to Major League Baseball, Tatsuya Imai will be a Padre, a Giant, or a Blue Jay.”</p><p>Now granted, of the three teams Morosi named, only one plays in the American League, with the Padres and Giants both sharing the National League West alongside the Dodgers. Teams like the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners are also solid World Series bets that have experience with Japanese players on their roster, and a few other teams could make massive offers to improve their pitching staff with a top-tier international option. And yet, if Imai does sign with the Blue Jays, Padres, or Giants, it has the potential to create even more hype and a stronger rivalry, so in the end, any option Morosi suggested has the potential to be exciting for baseball fans in America, Japan, and beyond.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"What Imai has given us here is the boldness to be different and to create a new rivalry."<a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jonmorosi</a> reacts to Japanese free agent pitcher Tatsuya Imai's comments on the Dodgers. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBNHotStove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBNHotStove</a> <a href="https://t.co/3NPGLcUBce">pic.twitter.com/3NPGLcUBce</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1993418162038055066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tatsuya Imai urged to sign with 3 MLB teams to take down Dodgers

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Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres add two new coaches to Craig Stammen’s staff</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-24T18:05:02-08:00">November 24th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-24T18:05:02-08:00">November 24th, 6:05pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier this month, the San Diego Padres <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-hiring-former-reliever-as-new-manager" rel="noopener">made the startling decision</a> to hire former reliever Craig Stammen as the new manager. Now the Padres are <a href="https://x.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1993124552243921052" rel="noopener">adding familiar faces</a> to the coaching staff to help Stammen adjust, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. </p><p>On Monday, San Diego added Randy Knorr and Steven Souza Jr. as the bench coach and hitting coach. Both of whom had worked with Stammen when he was a pitcher with the Washington Nationals. </p><p>Stammen pitched for the Nationals from 2009 to 2015. Knorr was the bullpen coach when Stammen joined the team in 2009. Meanwhile, Souza Jr. had played with the Nationals in 2014 when Stammen was there. </p><p>The Padres are coming off a season in which they finished with a record of 90-72 and made it to the NL Wild Card series. Ultimately, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-nl-wild-card-series-loss-cubs" rel="noopener">lost to the Chicago Cubs in the series</a>. Afterward, San Diego was caught by surprise when manager Mike Shildt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-mike-shildt-no-desire-return-managing-soon-never-say-never" rel="noopener">announced that he was stepping down</a>. </p><p>Stammen pitched for the Padres from 2017 to 2022. During that time, he accumulated a record of 55-44 and an ERA of 3.66. Additionally, he accumulated 743 career strikeouts. </p><h2><b>Craig Stammen is following in the footsteps of previous Padres</b>.</h2><p>Stammen has now etched his name into Padres history when it comes to playing and managing the organization. The two biggest names that came before were Bruce Bochy and Bud Black. </p><p>Bochy is one of the most decorated managers in MLB history. He was a backup catcher for San Diego from 1983 to 1987. Afterwards, he was the manager from 1995 to 2003. It was during that time that he led the Padres to the World Series in 1998. </p><p>Black was a pitcher for San Diego from 1990 to 1994. Years later, he became the manager from 2007 to 2015. In 2010, Black was named the NL Manager of the Year. Other former San Diego players who had stints as managers included Roger Craig and Rod Barajas. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres add two new coaches to Craig Stammen’s staff

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/4-perfect-mlb-landing-destinations-for-tatsuya-imai-after-getting-posted');   ga('set', 'title', '4 perfect MLB landing destinations for Tatsuya Imai after getting posted');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/X-perfect-MLB-landing-destinations-for-Tatsuya-Imai-after-getting-posted.jpg"></figure><h1>4 perfect MLB landing destinations for Tatsuya Imai after getting posted</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-18T12:42:31-08:00">November 18th, 12:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-18T12:42:31-08:00">November 18th, 12:42pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025-26 MLB offseason is in full swing. Random minor trades have been ongoing, and a majority of teams are making roster moves to improve ahead of the 2026 season. Teams will be heading to Spring Training in less than three months, so the pace is quick, and teams don’t have very long before they need to be back preparing for next season.</p><p>Every season, a new pitcher or position player gets posted from Japan. The latest name is Tatsuya Imai, a <a href="https://x.com/Feinsand/status/1990838755016499323" rel="noopener">right-handed pitcher</a> who played for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Team Japan.</p><p>“MLB informed teams today that RHP Tatsuya Imai of the Saitama Seibu Lions has been posted. The negotiating window begins Wednesday at 8am ET and concludes on January 2 at 5pm ET.”</p><p>The window isn’t very long for him to sign. If he does not sign in this window, he will return to Japan. There will be a ton of teams interested in the right-handers’ services, as many Japanese pitchers have a history of pitching at a high level. Let’s dive into four teams that could be perfect landing spots for Imai.</p><h2><b>No. 4 – San Diego Padres</b></h2><p>The San Diego Padres are in desperate need of starting pitching. Fellow Japanese starter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-yu-darvish-undergoes-ucl-surgery-out-for-2026-season">Yu Darvish, will miss the season</a> after undergoing UCL surgery, and the team is likely going to lose both Dylan Cease and Michael King to free agency. That leaves Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove (who is coming off Tommy John surgery).</p><p>Imai can come to San Diego and bring needed depth to the rotation. Imai is projected to be a middle-of-the-rotation type of pitcher in the early parts of his career, but he has the upside to be a really good starter in this league. With San Diego, he would be asked to do more than he would with other teams or contenders unless the Padres make a trade for an ace.</p><h2><b>No. 3 New York Mets</b></h2><p>The New York Mets are coming off a disastrous 2025 season. They missed the playoffs by one game and had what seemed like a million opportunities to win one extra game to get into the postseason. However, that did not happen. A major reason was the lack of talent in the rotation.</p><p>Clay Holmes and David Peterson were the two top starters last season as Kodai Senga missed a lot of time. With Senga there, Imai would be a great option to have pitching alongside him. Imai could be the No. 4 starter for the Mets. There have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-rumors-new-york-blow-up-expected-feature-kodai-senga-trade">rumors of trading Kodai Senga</a>, but that would be a serious blockbuster trade.</p><h2><b>No. 2 Boston Red Sox</b></h2><p>The Red Sox are a very good baseball team that is missing just a few pieces. Imai could be that guy. He would come in and join a pitching rotation that is on the verge of becoming lethal. Garrett Crochet leads the way and just finished as the runner-up for AL CY Young in 2025. Brayan Bello is a rising pitcher, and Lucas Giolito has proven to be dominant more often than not. However, Giolito is a free agent after declining his mutual option. It’s unclear if a return on a better deal is on the table or not. The Sox are going to need Imai to provide depth with a chance to be a very good pitcher in a difficult AL East division.</p><h2><b>No. 1 San Francisco Giants</b></h2><p>The San Francisco Giants are the perfect fit for Imai. SF finished 81-81 last season and are very close to being contenders. Imai may get them over the hump. Logan Webb and Robbie Ray are two very good starters in this league. The Giants are likely going to lose Justin Verlander, as he may pitch for another team in 2026, and that leaves room for Imai to be a solid pitcher for this rotation.</p><p>SF is looking for another young starter to become the next face of the rotation. He would have two great mentors in front of him, and Webb and Ray are veteran guys who pitched very well last season. The Giants are a team on the rise, and Buster Posey is going to build a winning team in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

4 perfect MLB landing destinations for Tatsuya Imai after getting posted

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-san-diego-has-no-plans-trade-fernando-tatis-jr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres rumors: San Diego has no plans to trade Fernando Tatis Jr.');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Tatis-scores.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres rumors: San Diego has no plans to trade Fernando Tatis Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-13T11:16:37-08:00">November 13th, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-13T11:16:37-08:00">November 13th, 11:16am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday, it was reported that the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/seidler-family-considering-padres-franchise-sale"> San Diego Padres’ ownership group</a>, led by the Seidler family, was exploring a sale of the franchise. San Diego is coming off a frustrating 2025 season in which they bowed out in the Wild Card round of the NL playoffs.</p><p>With this being the case, some fans wondered if there <a href="https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/3396927/report-padres-arent-trading-tatis-this-offseason" rel="noopener">could be an impact</a> on the team’s approach to its current roster situation, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-would-san-diego-dare-trade-fernando-tatis-jr">superstar Fernando Tatis Jr.</a></p><p>However, fans who were concerned about that possibility got a sigh of relief of an update on Thursday.</p><p>“We’re not trading Tatis,” said one anonymous source, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, per Tom Ruminski of The Score.</p><p>Ruminski noted that “Tatis was at the center of recent trade rumors, as the three-time All-Star’s large contract is viewed as the only one that San Diego could potentially move for a valuable return.”</p><p>However, it appears that San Diego is content to run things back with their current roster heading into next season.</p><p>The Padres currently have loads of money allocated to aging stars like Xander Bogaerts, Manny Machado, and Yu Darvish, and having Tatis Jr. under contract for the next nine seasons.</p><p>Overall, the Padres have a considerable amount of talent on their roster with those stars and Tatis Jr., but are still looking for ways to put it all together and make a deep postseason run culminating in a World Series championship.</p><p>The Padres are set to begin spring training for the 2026 season in February.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres rumors: San Diego has no plans to trade Fernando Tatis Jr.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-must-trade-for-guardians-steven-kwan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres must trade for Guardians’ Steven Kwan');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Padres-must-trade-for-Guardians-Steven-Kwan.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres must trade for Guardians’ Steven Kwan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-13T11:16:17-08:00">November 13th, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-13T13:20:52-08:00">November 13th, 1:20pm</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres have positioned themselves as legitimate World Series contenders over the past few seasons, but they still lack the elite perimeter defense and consistent leadoff hitter that could push them over the edge. The solution to both problems lies in Cleveland, where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-steven-kwan-100-real-future-trade-deadline">the Guardians’ four-time Gold Glove winner Steven Kwan</a> has become the blueprint for what a modern championship outfielder should be.</p><p>Kwan’s rare combination of elite defense, outstanding plate discipline, and exceptional speed makes him the perfect fit for Petco Park and the Padres’ lineup. Now is the time for general manager A.J. Preller to pursue an aggressive trade and bring Kwan to San Diego.</p><p>Steven Kwan represents everything the Padres need to complete their roster. The 27-year-old left fielder carries a .281 career batting average across four seasons with Cleveland, and he strikes out at an astounding rate of just 9.5 percent, making him one of baseball’s most elite contact hitters.</p><p>Last season, Kwan batted .272 with an on-base percentage of .330 and a .374 slugging percentage, translating to a .704 OPS. Beyond the offensive profile, Kwan has established himself as one of the game’s premier defenders. His four Gold Glove awards showcase his defensive excellence, and his 21 stolen bases last season demonstrated his blazing speed and instincts on the basepaths.</p><p>For a Padres team built around Manny Machado and an improving core, adding Kwan would create an explosive offensive engine while simultaneously addressing a defensive need in left field.</p><h2>Why This Trade Makes Sense for San Diego</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Steven-Kwan-reacts-to-striking-out.jpg"><figcaption>08/29/2025</figcaption></figure><p>The Padres possess several quality prospects and pieces that could construct a compelling offer to the Guardians. While Kwan recently agreed to a one-year, $4.175 million arbitration deal through 2026, the Guardians should listen to serious offers from contending teams. San Diego’s prospect pool, despite being decimated by recent deadline moves, still contains intriguing young talent that could intrigue Cleveland.</p><p>The Padres also have the financial flexibility and organizational drive to pull off this type of blockbuster swap. Adding Kwan would immediately upgrade the team’s defense and provide the top-of-the-order production that has eluded the organization during recent seasons.</p><h2>The Perfect Trade Package for Steven Kwan</h2><p>The following represents a viable offer that the Padres should present to the Guardians for Steven Kwan:</p><p><b>Padres Receive:</b></p><p>OF Steven Kwan</p><p><b>Guardians Receive:</b></p><ul><li>C Ethan Salas</li><li>LHP Kruz Schoolcraft</li><li>RHP Humberto Cruz</li><li>SS Jorge Quintana</li></ul><p>This package offers the Guardians a loaded return centered on premium young pitching talent, a high-ceiling catcher prospect, and a promising young shortstop. Schoolcraft, a 6-foot-8 left-hander with a high-90s fastball and advanced command, could develop into a legitimate ace-caliber starter. Cruz and Mayfield provide additional depth, while Salas and Quintana address position player needs. The cash consideration helps sweeten the deal while demonstrating San Diego’s commitment to winning now.</p><p>For the Padres, acquiring Kwan would transform their championship window. With two years of control remaining on his arbitration deal, the team could lock him into a long-term extension and keep him in a brown and gold uniform for years to come. The addition of a four-time Gold Glove winner in left field would provide the defensive stability and offensive consistency needed to compete for a World Series title. The time for the Padres to act is now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres must trade for Guardians’ Steven Kwan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/seidler-family-considering-padres-franchise-sale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seidler family considering Padres franchise sale');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Padres-1B-Luis-Arraez-in-NLWCS-vs-Cubs.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Seidler family considering Padres franchise sale</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-13T09:35:29-08:00">November 13th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-13T10:32:39-08:00">November 13th, 10:32am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-react-shocking-craig-stammen-manager-hire">San Diego Padres stunned the MLB</a> after announcing that the Seidler family will explore strategic options for the franchise. The move quickly shook the NL West, with fans, insiders, and even Bob Nightengale <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1989017992466952379" rel="noopener">noting how rare</a> it is for a major club to enter a process that could end in a sale. The Padres now face a crossroads <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-game-7-most-watched-mlb-game-1991-world-series">as the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to surge</a>, the MLB postseason grows more cutthroat, and the team searches for long-term stability.</p><p>The family framed the decision as careful, deliberate, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-peter-seidler-widow-sues-team-control-2-brothers">rooted in Peter Seidler’s legacy</a>. They want integrity. They want professionalism. Most of all, they want the franchise to thrive. John Seidler made that clear. He said the Padres will continue to pour every resource into competing for a World Series, even as the process unfolds. The message was simple: the team is not stepping back. It is fighting forward.</p><h2>The Padres franchise at a Turning Point</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-nl-wild-card-series-loss-cubs">This moment lands at a pivotal time for the Padres</a>. The Dodgers control the NL West with power and depth. The division keeps raising the bar. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres">The Padres, meanwhile, are balancing big payroll decisions</a> with the pressure to win now. Any major ownership shift could define the next decade of baseball in the city. That’s why the announcement hit with such force. It arrived like a cold gust through Petco Park, unexpected, but impossible to ignore.</p><p>BDT &amp; MSD Partners will oversee the review, adding another layer of structure to a sensitive process. Their job is to keep everything disciplined and steady while the club evaluates every possible future. Nothing is guaranteed. Not a sale, not a partnership shift, and not a timeline. But the Padres insist they remain committed to their players, community, and fans.</p><p>The Padres has been waiting for its breakthrough. The question now is whether this bold step finally sparks one, and who will be holding the keys when it happens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seidler family considering Padres franchise sale

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-perfect-trade-offer-for-red-soxs-jarren-duran');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ perfect trade offer for Red Sox’s Jarren Duran');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jarren-Duran-has-been-an-exciting-performer-for-the-Red-Sox-the-past-2-seasons.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ perfect trade offer for Red Sox’s Jarren Duran</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-12T22:35:02-08:00">November 12th, 10:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-12T22:35:02-08:00">November 12th, 10:35pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres always find themselves in a difficult position at the start of every season. They are in the same division with the Los Angeles Dodgers and that means they are always have to find a way to beat the richest and most powerful team in the National League. The Padres are feisty and competitive and they have had some success against the Dodgers in the past, but their roster does not compare to the two-time defending World Series champions.</p><p>They are lacking in several areas, and one of the most notable is in the outfield. They are looking to get stronger in that area, and it seems quite likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-san-diego-interested-luis-arraez-free-agency-reunion">the Padres</a> would like to have Jarren Duran of the Red Sox on their roster. Duran was brilliant in 2024 and he was also solidly productive last season with 41 doubles, 13 triples, 16 home runs, 84 RBI and 24 stolen bases. He is one of the fastest and most versatile outfielders in baseball with dynamic base stealing ability and the power to hit the ball out of the ball park.</p><p>The Red Sox seem to have a plethora of talented outfielders and Duran could be available even though he just signed one-year, $7.7 million deal with the Red Sox</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-react-shocking-craig-stammen-manager-hire">If the Padres are serious</a> about acquiring Duran, they are going to have to make a significant trade offer to the Red Sox. The belief here is that the Padres will have to send 2nd baseman Jake Cronenworth and one of the team’s strong relief pitchers to the Red Sox to make it happen.</p><h2><b>Cronenworth would give Red Sox a dynamic 2nd baseman</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jake-Cronenworth-would-improve-the-second-base-situation-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Red Sox were able to fix the problems they had on the left side of the infield. Shortstop Trevor Story was able to stay healthy for a full season, and that marked the first time in his four years in Boston that he could say that. Story had a poor month of May, but he was productive throughout the rest of the season and he ended up leading the Red Sox with 25 home runs and 96 runs batted in.</p><p>Alex Bregman took over at 3rd base and provided leadership, excellent fielding  and solid clutch hitting. Bregman signed a three-year contract with the Red Sox shortly before spring training and that contract allowed him to opt out after the season. He has taken advantage of that contractual clause and he is back on the open market. It would serve the Red Sox to bring him back with a new contract offer.</p><p>While the left side of the infield was fine, the right side was a big issue for manager Alex Cora. If they could acquire 2nd baseman Jake Cronenworth, it would go a long way towards helping the team climb the ladder.</p><p>Cronenworth is not a superstar but he is a solid contributor with his offense and he also can get the job done in the field. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/2025.shtml">Cronenworth slashed .246/.367/.377</a> with 11 home runs and 59 runs batted in. He was able to get on base 69 times due to walks and he is clearly a player who can contribute to the Red Sox cause.</p><h2><b>Red Sox also need a starter, but a solid reliever would suffice</b></h2><p>The Red Sox have one of the best starting pitchers in Major League Baseball in Garrett Crochet. He is the ace of the staff, but the Red Sox could use a solid No. 2 pitcher.</p><p>The Padres saw Nick Pivetta fill the role of ace last season. The former Red Sox starter had an impressive year as he finished with a 13-5 record, a 2.87 ERA and he struck out 190 batters in 181.2 innings.</p><p>Pivetta does not seem like he would be a good trade candidate. He pitched for the Red Sox from 2020 through 2024 and he never had an ERA under 4.04. Pitching in Fenway may not be ideal for Pivetta.</p><p>While the Padres don’t have a lot of starters that would fit the bill, this is a team rich with relievers. Lefthander Adrian Morejon could be an ideal choice for the Red Sox. He is capable of providing multiple innings if that’s what is called for. Morejon had a 13-6 record, a 2.08 ERA and he struck out 70 in 73.2 innings last season</p><p>If the Padres are going to get a potential star outfielder like Duran, they have to be willing to give up solid performers like Cronenworth and Morejon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ perfect trade offer for Red Sox’s Jarren Duran

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After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After two years with the San Diego Padres, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-luis-arraez-free-agency-admission">Luis Arraez is now set to hit free agency</a>. But if the Padres have anything to say about it, Arraez may not be leaving San Diego anytime soon.</p><p>The franchise <a href="https://fansided.com/mlb/everything-im-hearing-cubs-paul-skenes-braves-brewers-gm-meetings" rel="noopener">has interest</a> in re-signing Arraez, general manager AJ Preller confirmed, via Robert Murray of FanSided. There is no word just how far talks have gotten at this time.</p><p>Still, San Diego is well aware of what Arraez brings to the table. Over his 127 games with the Padres, the infielder has hit .304 with with 12 home runs, 102 RBIs and 20 stolen bases.</p><p>While he doesn’t hit for much power, Arraez knows how to put the ball on ball. His 181 hits led the National League in 2025. Furthermore, he only struck out 21 times, earning 34 walks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-luis-arraez-plate-discipline-mlb-feat-since-2004">Arraez is one of the more consistent hitters in the league</a> and would help set the table for any lineup.</p><p>In San Diego specifically, Arraez would be returning to a team that features hitters like Fernando Tatis Jr, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill. While the team finished just 18th in runs scored during the 2025 campaign (702), it’s hard to imagine the Padres staying down for long.</p><p>That being said, San Diego won’t be the only team battling for Arraez’s services. Over his seven years in MLB, the infielder has hit .317 with 36 home runs, 308 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. Arraez may perfect staying within the familiar confines of Petco Park. But the hot stove always comes with plenty of surprises. Arraez’s decision will how the Padres and many other teams around the league operate this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/3-blockbuster-mlb-trades-need-happen-blow-up-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', '3 blockbuster MLB trades that need to happen to blow up offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3-blockbuster-MLB-trades-that-need-to-happen-to-blow-up-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>3 blockbuster MLB trades that need to happen to blow up offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-10T21:08:17-08:00">November 10th, 9:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-11T07:28:02-08:00">November 11th, 7:28am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Braves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The MLB offseason is officially here. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-free-agents-best-players-available-2025-26-offseason">Free agency has already kicked off</a>, but few deals have been agreed to thus far, and most of the big-name players on the open market won’t sign until later in the year or even next year. Free agent signings aren’t the only way for teams to add to their rosters in the offseason, though.</p><p>Trades also play a huge part in the offseason. There are some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/5-most-likely-mlb-stars-traded-2025-26-offseason">deals that just make too much sense</a>, but what really gets the fans going are borderline unrealistic blockbuster deals. So, here are three huge MLB trades that would shock the entire baseball world.</p><h2><b>Fernando Tatis Jr. becomes the latest Padres’ star to switch teams</b></h2><p><b>San Diego Padres receive:</b> Kevin Alcantara (Cubs No. 5), Moises Ballesteros (Cubs No. 2), James Triantos (Cubs No. 10), Josiah Hartshorn (Cubs No. 15), Jack Neely (Cubs No. 25), Ethan Conrad (Cubs No. 6)</p><p><b>Chicago Cubs receive:</b> Fernando Tatis Jr.</p><p>Fernando Tatis Jr. is under contract with the San Diego Padres through 2034. His $340 million deal actually looks like somewhat of a discount, considering the shortstop-turned-outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-fernando-tatis-jr-wins-national-league-platinum-glove-award">won his second Gold Glove and Platinum Glove</a> awards this past season. The three-time All-Star also has two Silver Sluggers and a home run title to his name, so it should be quite clear why Tatis is viewed as one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/ranking-50-best-mlb-players-2025-season">best players in baseball.</a></p><p>Now that suspensions are in his rearview, Tatis is locked in as the Padres’ franchise player. It would come as a shock if the team decided to trade him, especially because the right field experiment has worked out better than anybody would have hoped. However, the Padres have been forced to move off a number of superstars in recent years, largely because of financial concerns. Nobody would claim that Tatis’ employment comes cheap, either.</p><p>Juan Soto, Josh Hader, and Blake Snell are a few of the expensive stars that San Diego let go. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/perfect-100-million-contract-yankees-must-offer-dylan-cease-padres">Dylan Cease could be next in free agency</a>, and Tatis isn’t safe from a departure, either. The Chicago Cubs are contenders right now, but they also have incredible depth and one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/top-10-mlb-farm-systems-ahead-of-2025-season">best farm systems in baseball</a>. They had seven top-100 prospects at the start of last year, and the majority of those youngsters have either already broken through in the majors or are close to a major league promotion.</p><p>That makes Chicago one of the few teams that could realistically pull off the unrealistic, which is having a large enough package to trade for Tatis. The Cubs could use a consolidation move to free up innings in a crowded lineup. Pairing Tatis with Pete Crow-Armstrong would make for the best defensive outfield in MLB. It is looking more and more likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/the-perfect-425-million-contract-yankees-must-offer-kyle-tucker-to-steal-him-from-cubs">Kyle Tucker will bolt in free agency</a>, and Tatis is one of the only right fielders who could not only replace him, but actually upgrade the position in Chicago.</p><h2><b>The Twins continue their rebuild by shipping Byron Buxton</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Byron-Buxton.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Minnesota Twins receive:</b> Cam Caminiti (Braves No. 1), Briggs McKenzie (Braves No. 5)</p><p><b>Atlanta Braves receive:</b> Byron Buxton</p><p>The Atlanta Braves were the biggest disappointment of the 2025 MLB season. They went from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/chatgpt-predicts-win-2025-world-series">championship contenders</a> to a 76-win team over the course of the year, so it may take a big trade to get them back on track. Byron Buxton would help right the ship. Buxton has a no-trade clause, and he made it clear that he didn’t want to be moved at the MLB trade deadline. However, the Twins have torn their roster down to the bones.</p><p>If the Twins look to further their rebuild, and if Buxton wants a better chance to compete for a title, then perhaps he’d waive his no-trade clause for a deal to the Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. will likely spend more time playing the designated hitter spot, due to Marcell Ozuna’s likely free agent departure and Acuna’s injury history.</p><p>When healthy, Acuna and Buxton would form one of the best outfield pairings in the league, though. Buxton has been elite when he has been on the field, but unfortunately, he also struggles with injuries. Buxton has surpassed 100 games played just three times in his career, and that could dissuade the Braves from trading for him. The outfielder has had two straight relatively healthy and super productive seasons, though. He is coming off a career year and is finally reaching his potential as a former No. 1-ranked prospect.</p><h2><b>The Dodgers add another big-name player</b></h2><p><b>Los Angeles Dodgers receive:</b> Steven Kwan</p><p><b>Cleveland Guardians receive:</b> Zyhir Hope (Dodgers No. 2), Alex Freeland (Dodgers No. 4), Hyun Seok-Jang (Dodgers No. 21)</p><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers have eight prospects in MLB.com’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects" rel="noopener">top 100</a>. The back-to-back champions will likely be a case of the rich getting richer this offseason. They, clearly, already have a championship core. Their farm system depth can be used to bring more youth to the roster, or it can be used to create a blockbuster trade.</p><p>Considering the Dodgers have shown a fondness for adding big-name players in the offseason, it has to be assumed they will use their trove of assets to add another impact veteran. Steven Kwan fits the bill for what the Dodgers need, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/mlb-rumors-dodgers-expected-pick-up-steven-kwan-trade-talks">team’s interest in the outfielder has already been rumored. </a></p><p>Kwan has made two straight All-Star Games, and he has won a Gold Glove in left field during every season of his career. He’d slide right into Los Angeles’ weakest spot to turn a juggernaut into something even scarier. The Cleveland Guardians <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/steven-kwan-guardians-mlb-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">reportedly almost</a> traded Kwan to the Dodgers at the MLB trade deadline. Instead, he helped them make a late-season postseason push. Kwan trade talks have reportedly already reignited, and if the Guardians are to trade their outfielder, the Dodgers certainly have a lot to offer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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