Padres Humor

BREAKING: THE SAN DIEGO PADRES ARE ACQUIRING CASEY MIZE FROM THE DETROIT TIGERS. THE FORMER NUMBER 1 PICK IS COMING TO REINFORCE THE ROTATION!! PRELLER WITH A BUZZER BE**ER!!

Full Package: Casey Mize and Gage Workman from Tigers for Kash Mayfield and Jackson Wolf

Sucks to see Kash go but Mize is having an amazing season and gives us a solid top 3 playoff rotation of King, Ray, and Mize with Pivetta and Musgrove on the way back. This is a move that moves the needle.

BREAKING: THE SAN DIEGO PADRES ARE ACQUIRING LHP ROBBIE RAY FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (PER JEFF PASSAN). PRELLER GETS HIS STARTER!!

I’ll review the trade on my story once the return is reported.

Initial reaction: I’m honestly shocked we got him but this is a big time starter to get that will greatly help our struggling rotation. Here’s to hoping we didn’t give up anything crazy 🤞

I feel like this is the worst version of the 2026 Padres yet we’re Somehow in first place 😭

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BREAKING: The Padres are signing both Nick Castellanos and Griffin Canning to round out their 2025-2026 offseason!!

Castellanos will sign on a 1-year deal for league minimum, with the remaining 19 million on his contract with the Phillies will be paid by them. The specifics on the Canning deal has not been made available yet, but I doubt it will be anything outrageously expensive. When the numbers are made public, I’ll be sure to give an update.

My thoughts on this: Honestly, I really like it. I absolutely love both of these moves by Preller and they address our two biggest remaining needs before the season begins.

Canning is a pitcher with a lot of upside and shores up the rotation. He had some solid performances last season and ended the year with a sub 4 ERA. Canning seems like a Pivetta type signing where we can see him take a big step forward after Niebla and the pitching lab work with him.

Castellanos did not have a great season last year by any metric but we know he’s been capable of putting up elite offensive numbers across multiple seasons in the past, so he’s a solid “change of scenery” pickup. He is able to play first base, DH, and outfield, if we really need him to, although he is notoriously bad in the field. This addresses our final major need on the position player side and, although it’s by no means a guarantee he will be successful, the fact he’s on a league minimum deal makes this risk completely worth it. The Philly org has been very publicly criticizing and trying to get rid of Castellanos for a while, which to some extent, probably affected his success on the field. Hopefully with a fresh start, he can start to look like the Castellanos of old.

What do you guys think of these signings by Preller?

Breaking News: Yu Darvish is planning to retire before next season, effectively forfeiting the remaining $43mm dollars over the next 3 years. Apparently, a final decision has not been made yet, but Yu has stated his desire to do so, which means it will very likely happen.

I just want to take a moment to thank Yu Darvish for being an amazing Padre and an amazing person throughout his time here. He is truly a class act and has been one of my favorite players ever since he came here. I will never forget the performance he gave us in game 5 of the 2024 NLDS. He pitched the game of his life after touching the Peter Seidler patch on his heart, and gave us as good of a chance to win as we could have hoped for, despite the team coming up short.

Him retiring like this and forfeiting the remaining contract further proves to me that Yu is a man of honor and integrity. This act of selflessness puts him at Padres legend status for me, and I hope he stays within the organization in some capacity. I want everyone to take a moment and realize how privileged we were to be able to watch and root for one of the greatest international icons of the game. Yu Darvish is a special person and was a special player, that we shouldn’t take for granted.

Thank you for everything you have a fan in me forever 🫡