What is the story about?
Xander Bogaerts brought a winning track record to the San Diego Padres, but he struggled to get comfortable in San Diego. He was asked to move from shortstop to second base and he did so. Bogaerts then moved back to shortstop and the defensive uncertainty seems to have taken a toll on his offensive production. He had a solid second half of 2025 and Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune says he is the unquestioned shortstop going forward after the Padres traded Leo De Vries to the Athletics
at last year’s trade deadline.
Padres News:
- Jim Bowden of The Athletic provided seven names of players who could be traded before Opening Day. Bowden says the Padres could be trade partners with the Washington Nationals for shortstop CJ Abrams and Miami Marlins for pitcher Sandy Alcantara.
Baseball News:
- The New York Yankees acquired reliever Angel Chivilli from the Colorado Rockies in a trade for minor league first baseman T.J. Rumfield. The Rockies also made a trade with the Minnesota Twins for Edouard Julien and Pierson Ohl for minor leaguer Jace Kaminska and cash considerations.
- Cody Bellinger and the Yankees agreed to a five-year, $162.5 million contract that brought him back to New York for the 2026 season and beyond. He met the media Wednesday and said he is excited to be back in the Yankee clubhouse.
