The Yankees knew what they were doing when they packaged a major trade with the San Diego Padres for Juan Soto last offseason. They sacrificed a significant haul, headlined by star pitcher Michael King,

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King spoke about his shift from a reliever to to a starter and how it helped the New York Yankees land Juan Soto in 2023.

At some point soon, maybe even this week, the San Diego Padres GM A.J. Preller will join the offseason and make a move to improve his team. Maybe? Probably? Preller has a history of late offseason moves,

The San Diego Padres have finally made their first splash in free agency this offseason by re-signing catcher Elias Diaz on a one-year, $3.5 million deal and a mutual option for 2026.

The Padres have holes to fill on their roster and have been shopping pitcher Dylan Cease. Now, Michael King could also be available.

Spring training is now less than a month away but so much of the MLB offseason still feels unsettled. Where will Alex Bregman eventually sign in free agency? Wh

The San Diego Padres could end up being dark horse candidates to acquire Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from the Toronto Blue Jays.

On Saturday, Cohen described his negotiations with Alonso’s camp as “exhausting” and said the Mets must be prepared to move on if nothing changes. Alonso, like Soto, is represented by agent Scott Boras.

The two are the only Padres who cracked Baseball America’s top-100, though former Padres on the list who were traded for big-league help include outfielder Owen Caissie (Yu Darvish) and pitcher Jarlin Susana (Juan Soto).

So now what? Roki Sasaki was the Padres' Plan A this winter. They hoped desperately to woo the ace Japanese right-hander as an anchor of their starting rotation for years to come. They made that much known from the moment he was posted last month.

Among the Padres’ free agents, Profar, reliever Tanner Scott (Dodgers), catcher Kyle Higashioka (Rangers), infielder Donovan Solano (Mariners) and left-hander Martín Pérez (White Sox) have signed with new teams. Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim and outfielder David Peralta are still on the open market.

If Preller is targeting any stars, he won’t be out of his depth. Look at the big names Preller and late chairman Peter Seidler either tried to get or obtained in just the past few years: Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Josh Hader, Max Scherzer and Sasaki.