A new year brings resolutions and Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball provides her resolutions for the San Diego Padres. It has been a tumultuous off season that has been painfully slow at times, but as the calendar
flips from 2025 to 2026 expectations are that will change and the San Diego roster will change with it.
Padres News:
- Luis Arraez is still a free agent and the San Diego Padres still have a need at first base. In a recent Padres Reacts Survey on Gaslamp Ball, readers overwhelmingly were in favor of a re-union with their former first baseman.
- Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune continues his review of the Padres roster with a look at outfielder Bryce Johnson. He is out of options and with the starting outfield set with Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Ramon Laureano, he will be vying for a bench role in 2026.
Baseball News:
- There is plenty of speculation with the deadline for Japanese free agent Kazuma Okamoto to sign with an MLB team is less than 48 hours away. He has several suitors, but the contract lengths and the amount of money discussed in each scenario are unknown. The should change soon.
- The Houston Astros signed Tatsuya Imai and there is some consideration that the Astros could now look to the trade market to complete their 2026 roster.
- The Colorado Rockies have not had much success on the field, but that does not mean their players are not coveted by other MLB teams. Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors looks at which Rockies players could be most intriguing to potential trade partners.
- It is never too early to look ahead to the 2026 season and Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com predicts which players will earn awards over the next season.
- The Minnesota Twins and the Miami Marlins agreed to a trade that will send first baseman Eric Wagaman from Miami to Minnesota.
