Luis Campusano will be returning to the San Diego Padres after he and the team agreed to a one-year deal for the 2026 season, according to a report from AJ Cassavell on Padres.com. The struggles of Campusano have
been discussed in great detail over the past couple of seasons. His defense leads much to be desired and his offense, while impressive at Triple-A, does not seem to translate to MLB.
Former Padres manager Mike Shildt was not high on Campusano because he placed an emphasis on defense at the catcher position. Perhaps this season, with a new manager and with another year of experience under his belt, Campusano can find a way to contribute and remain with the MLB roster throughout the 2026 season.
- San Diego tendered contracts to six other players, one of whom was Jason Adam, who is still recovering from a ruptured quadriceps tendon that cut his 2025 season short. The other players who were tendered contracts were Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon, JP Sears, Freddy Fermin and Gavin Sheets. The players who were non-tendered were pitchers Sean Reynolds and Omar Cruz. Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors provided a full list of players who were non-tendered around MLB.
- The Padres signed Carlos Rodriguez to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training according to a report from Charlie Wright of MLB Trade Rumors. This is the second signing of this nature in as many days for San Diego.
- After the announcement about ESPN broadcasting MLB games for the 2026 season on Thursday, many fans of the Padres wondered how it would affect their ability to watch the games. San Diego provided a statement to address these concerns, and made sure to include that Don Orsillo and Mark “Mud” Grant will continue to call games from the booth
Baseball News:
- The Texas Rangers made headlines with their non-tender players, one of which was Adolis Garcia. The outfielder was thought to be a potential trade candidate at the 2025 trade deadline, but remained with the team. A few months later he is no longer a Ranger and Texas gets nothing for him.
- Starting pitching is always a sought-after position in the offseason and this year is no different. The Athletic produced an article ranking the pitchers at the top of the market, which include Dylan Cease and Michael King.
