The San Diego Padres have yet to make any significant news this offseason, most of what has been discussed is rumor and speculation. Padres starter Yu Darvish made some news of his own while taking part
in the Padres Holiday Tour at Ronald McDonald House in San Diego, Monday. In a news starved baseball town like San Diego, the comments from Darvish were covered extensively in various reports from every media outlet that covers the Padres. The part of Darvish’s comment that seemed to be the most newsworthy was when he was asked about his potential return to the rotation. Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Darvish said, “I don’t have that in my mind,” Darvish said. “I’m just trying to just rehab my arm right now. And if I get the urge to come back, if I feel like I can stand on the mound and come back, then I will go for that, but I’ll just leave it there for now.” This comment has caused many of the Friar Faithful to speculate that Darvish may not take the mound again for the Padres.
Padres News:
- Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune continues his postseason review of the San Diego organization. He focused his efforts on shortstop Mason McCoy and how he has been able to contribute at the major league level.
Baseball News:
- Eno Sarris of The Athletic wrote an article to highlight how MLB is going to regulate the use of data and technology in the minor leagues in an effort to get all 30 teams to the same competitive level.
- Former Padres utility infielder Ha-Seong Kim agreed to a one-year, $20 million deal with the Atlanta Braves.
- The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals agreed to a trade involving pitching prospects.
- Trade rumors seem to touch every MLB team and the New York Yankees are no different. The Yankees announced they would consider offers on Jazz Chisholm.
