Franmil Reyes Raking In Triple-A

San Diego Padres minor league outfielder Franmil Reyes is tearing the cover off the ball in Triple-A El Paso. After going deep Saturday night, the 6-foot-5 Reyes leads the Pacific Coast League in homers (14), RBI (37) and OPS (1.188). After undergoing offseason wrist surgery, the 22-year-old Reyes was outside the top-30 prospects in the […]

Tyson Ross Fans Seven In No-Decision

San Diego Padres starter Tyson Ross recorded a quality start in six innings of work against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Ross logged a no-decision in a game where the Padres won in 13 innings. He gave up only one earned run via three hits and two walks, fanning seven batters. Ross has registered […]

Chase Headley Designated For Assignment, Corey Spangenberg Recalled

San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley was designated for assignment prior to Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Headley was slashing .115/.233/.135 this season in 52 at-bats and had been reduced to pinch hitting duties with the emergence of third baseman Christian Villanueva. The Padres traded for Headley along with pitcher Bryan Mitchell […]

Eric Lauer Pummeled By Cardinals

San Diego Padres rookie starter Eric Lauer was roughed up for six earned runs in only 2 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Looking to build off ten consecutive scoreless innings, Lauer breezed through the first inning before coming undone. He ultimately gave up seven hits including four home runs, walked […]

Travis Jankowski Capitalizing On Opportunities

San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The blast and RBI were Jankowski's firsts of the season. The big night upped his season slash to .353/.421/.559 along with seven runs and two steals in 11 games. Jankowski was recalled from Triple-A […]

Hunter Renfroe Nearing Rehab Assignment

San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe (elbow) started extended-spring games on Thursday and should begin a rehab assignment soon. Renfroe hasn't played since April 17 with right elbow inflammation. Prior to the injury, he was in a platoon role slashing only .200/.281/.440 with two home runs in 57 plate appearances. Outfielder Franchy Cordero (.849 OPS) […]

Austin Hedges' MRI Comes Back Clean

Updating a previous report, San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) received clean results on his MRI and is cleared to resume swinging. He's been out since May 1 with right elbow tendinitis. Hedges is batting a weak .173 with two home runs and 10 RBI but the Padres will welcome his impending return behind […]

Jordan Lyles Makes Decent First Start

San Diego Padres starter Jordan Lyles pitched well in a spot start Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Asked to finish three innings, Lyles completed five strong frames, allowing two runs (one earned), five hits, a walk and striking out six batters in the tough-luck loss. Lyles replaced struggling pitcher Bryan Mitchell in the […]

Franchy Cordero Records Three Hits Thursday Night

San Diego Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero recorded three knocks in four at-bats Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cordero nearly tied the game with a deep fly ball in the ninth inning, but outfielder Marcell Ozuna tracked it down. Cordero has eight hits in his last five games (.421 average) and continues his development […]

Austin Hedges Receives An MRI

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) received an MRI and further tests on his injured throwing arm Thursday. Hedges has been out since May 1 with right elbow tendinitis. Padres manager Andy Green insists this isn't a setback but just "the right time to get some tests done." Hedges was batting .173 with two […]

Christian Villanueva Out Thursday

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva is out of the lineup Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Villanueva is mired in a treacherous 0-for-28 slump and his batting average has dipped all the way from .348 to .243 since April 28. The night off could allow him to clear his mind. Villanueva was […]

Joey Lucchesi Fires Five Strong Innings

San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi pitched well in a no-decision Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Lucchesi got the early hook after throwing just 69 pitches but manager Andy Green opted to yank him after he let two men on with no outs in the sixth inning. Lucchesi completed five innings, surrendering an earned run, […]

Manuel Margot Tallies Three Knocks And A Steal

San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot went 3-for-4 with an RBI, run scored and stolen base in Wednesday's win against the Washington Nationals. Margot squibbed an infield single in his first at-bat, then doubled in a run in the fourth inning. In the seventh, he singled, stole a bag and scored the eventual game-winning run. […]

Clayton Richard Takes Loss Despite Strong Outing

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard went eight innings Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, allowing three earned runs and seven hits while striking out eight. The start was Richard's best since Opening Day, but the Padres were shut out 4-0 and he wound up with the loss. Despite frustration over the Padres poor starting rotation […]

Austin Hedges Progresses To Throwing

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) has progressed to throwing and expects to continue a regular regiment as he recovers from elbow tendinitis in his throwing arm. The next step for Hedges would be to resume hitting in the next few days. Hedges has been on the disabled list since May 1 with catchers […]

Christian Villanueva's Bat Stays Cold

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva extended his slump Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Villanueva is now hitless in his last 24 at-bats and has just two hits in his last 34 at-bats. His average has plummeted from .348 to .252 since April 28. Villanueva still leads all major […]

Franchy Cordero Improving Plate Discipline

San Diego Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero is making progress on drawing more walks and striking out less. Since April 28, Cordero has lowered his strikeout rate from 38 percent to 33 percent. Of his 10 total walks, seven have come in the last seven games. Cordero is 13th in the majors with a 94.0 mph […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Two-Strike xBA (Week 6)

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. For Week 6, we'll continue our theme from last week arguing that by […]

Bryan Mitchell Demoted To Bullpen

The San Diego Padres announced Monday that starting pitcher Bryan Mitchell will move from the starting rotation to the bullpen. The demotion was expected after manager Andy Green called out Mitchell to improve his performance twice over the last week. Mitchell has been a disaster for the Padres, posting a 6.47 ERA, 2.00 WHIP and […]

Tyson Ross Looks To Stay Hot Against Nationals

San Diego Padres starter Tyson Ross will go for his sixth quality start in seven tries Monday when he takes the ball at home against the Washington Nationals. Ross has had a resurgent 2018 campaign so far, sporting a 3.28 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 10.1 K/9. Along with rookie starter Joey Lucchesi, Ross has been […]

Manuel Margot's Slump Extends Into May

San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot continued his early-season hitting woes over the weekend series in Monterrey, Mexico, going hitless in eight plate appearances with five strikeouts. For the season, Margot is slashing a poor .169/.219/.270 with only eight runs, seven RBI and one home run. He is 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts. Margot's performance […]

Eric Lauer Earns First Career Victory

San Diego Padres rookie starter Eric Lauer picked up his first major league victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lauer allowed no runs, scattering seven hits, walking one and fanning five batters in six innings of strong work. After getting shellacked in his debut April 24 and surrendering three earned runs in the first […]

Eric Hosmer Goes Deep In Mexico

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer homered and walked twice in four plate appearances Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hosmer's two-run shot off reliever Tony Cingrani was his second blast in consecutive days during the weekend series in Monterrey, Mexico. Hosmer has performed as the Padres and fantasy owners expected, slashing .297/.403/.534 with […]

April All-Bummer Team - Studs With Sluggish Starts

We've turned the calendar to May and, amazingly, 2018's baseball season is already 1/6 complete. We've seen some surprising team starts (Phillies, Pirates) and a few out-of-the-blue players rising to fantasy relevance (Christian Villanueva, Jarlin Garcia). But we're all wondering the same thing: where in the world is John Lackey? Nothing is worse in fantasy […]

Brad Hand Collects Save Tuesday Night

San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand slammed the door Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants for his seventh save. After a nightmare outing Monday where he gave up three earned runs and suffered a blown save and loss, Hand enjoyed a flawless ninth inning Tuesday. It was a surprise to see him take the mound […]

Christian Villanueva Blasts Ninth Home Run

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva swatted his ninth homer Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. The solo shot in the first inning was his only hit in four at-bats, but he's now tied for second in the National League in home runs. Villanueva has been a godsend for both the Padres and fantasy […]

Eric Hosmer Heating Up

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer went 2-for-4 Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, including the game-winning home run. Hosmer also tripled in the contest and is now hitting .563 in his last four games with five extra-base hits. Hosmer's counting stats have been slow to come by with only three homers, five RBI […]

Austin Hedges To Disabled List, Raffy Lopez Recalled

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday. The Padres recalled catcher Raffy Lopez, who will start and bat seventh Tuesday night. The moves will have minimal fantasy impact. Hedges was off to an awful offensive start, slashing .173/.235/.293 with two home runs. Lopez is a career minor […]

Brad Hand Suffers Meltdown Against Giants

San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand suffered a blown save and loss Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. Called upon for a multi-inning save, Hand retired consecutive batters in the eighth without issue but was a disaster in the ninth. Spotted a two-run lead, Hand walked two batters and surrendered two hits, leading to […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - wOBA - xwOBA (Week 5)

We continue our RotoBaller series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. With a month of baseball in the books, most starting pitchers have logged […]