#Jurickson Profar

The San Diego Padres host the Milwaukee Brewers for the third game of a 3-game series! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Padres prediction and pick. The Brewers evened the series yesterday after a huge home run in the 6th inning from Tyrone Taylor to essentially seal the victory. Corbin Burnes earned the win, but that was not…

We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

MLB Trade Rumors | Simon Hampton: Entering the season with Aaron Hicks, Oswaldo Cabrera, and a bunch of recent minor signings battling it out for the starting left field gig doesn't sound entirely optimal. However, it's starting to become a more likely option. Hampton goes through the Yanks' offseason priority list when it comes to left field,…

Chris Flexen starts for the Seattle Mariners against Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres on Monday at 6:40 PM ET. The Padres have a 3.54 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs. The Mariners have a team batting average of.233 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams. Before the Padres vs. Mariners matchup, here's…

The San Diego Padres and Jurickson Profar will square off against the San Francisco Giants and Darin Ruf on Friday at 9:40 PM ET, in the second game of a four-game series at PETCO Park. The Padres have the 16th-ranked batting average in the league (.240). The Giants' 93 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball. Before watching this Padres vs.…

Wednesday was an offday for American League Division Series action, so we only had the National League to watch. Both NLDS games at least made for compelling TV, and even better, both guaranteed at least one more playoff game in each series. The Dodgers and Phillies each had a chance to move up 2-0, but instead, the two NLDS sets are knotted up as…

We've got two rounds of mailbags coming your way this week. Consider these to be early holiday gifts. Sorry. No refunds, though. Much like that box of Almond Roca you're bound to get, you're stuck with me. A lot to tackle this week in terms of your questions, including everyone's favorite topic: The Mariners and the free-agent market. We talk about…

The Major League Baseball season is a marathon. Just because a team gets out to a hot start, does not guarantee they will still be standing by October, as so many things can happen over the course of a full 162-game slate. There are some teams that got off to fast starts, who have slowed down entirely, and others who stumbled out of the gate and…

The San Diego Padres, annually known as one of the most aggressive clubs on the trade market thanks to GM AJ Preller, are gearing up for yet another action-packed deadline this season. The club has made its interest known in superstars of all kinds including Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, Luis Castillo of the Reds, Juan Soto of the Nationals, Frankie…

We're a third of the way through the 2022 MLB regular season, and offense has slowly but steadily improved league-wide just in time for summer. We have a decent sample size of games and data with which to work, so now seems like a good time to analyze the futures betting odds for AL pennant, NL pennant, and World Series winners. Let's dive right…

The San Diego Padres host the San Francisco Giants for the 2nd of a 4-game series! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Padres prediction and pick. "LFGSD." - Jorge Alfaro. The San Diego Padres won last night's ballgame by the score of 2-1 thanks to Alfaro's walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning. That was Alfaro's…

Over the weekend, free agent outfielder Kevin Kiermaier signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, ending the Los Angeles Dodgers' pursuit of the former longtime Tampa Bay Ray. Once Cody Bellinger was non-tendered, Kiermaier became the obvious solution in center field. The chief reason was because the Dodgers wanted to maintain the elite defense out there…

Josh Hader first went two innings in his third appearance as a rookie in 2017. He went three innings three weeks later. By the time he was beginning to save games for the Brewers the following April, one-plus was a staple for the lanky left-hander. One-plus. Two. Two-plus. Even three a few times, including twice in the 2018 NLCS against the…

Jorge Polanco and the Minnesota Twins square off against Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET. The Padres' .240 batting average ranks 16th in MLB. The Twins strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB. Before watching this Padres vs. Twins matchup, here is what you need to…

Major League Baseball's 2022 winter meetings blew through San Diego like a three-day whirlwind, sending Justin Verlander to the Mets, Trea Turner to the Phillies, Willson Contreras to the Cardinals, Kenley Jansen to the Red Sox and "Arson Judge" into the pantheon of baseball's greatest Twitter moments. One of our biggest takeaways from the spending…

The last day of spring training has arrived. It's time to do one more roster prediction, since I hate to pass up a chance to show how wrong I can be. (Plus, hours after my last roster projection arrived in your inboxes, the Padres traded for Luke Voit. You're welcome.) There is a decent chance at least one more move is coming before Thursday's…

The San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners will wrap up their brief two-game series in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Padres-Mariners prediction and pick, laid out below. San Diego can no longer win the division, which is no knock on their 78-64 season. Simply, the…

CLEVELAND, Ohio. - Cal Quantrill and the Guardians take on MacKenzie Gore and the Padres in Game 2 of a doubleheader. Where: Progressive Field, 5:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network. Teams: Guardians (10-13) vs. Padres (16-8). Starting pitchers: RHP Cal Quantrill (1-1, 3.27) vs.…

From 2013 through 2020, the National League West belonged to the Dodgers. Sure, there were scares -- they even had to play a Game 163 once -- but they took the crown every single time. It's easy to forget that last season the Giants actually won the division, despite the Dodgers winning 106 games. Right now, the Dodgers are again toward the top,…

The Atlanta Braves visit Petco Park for the finale of a four-game set against the San Diego Padres on Sunday evening. The matchup will be broadcast nationally on Sunday Night Baseball, with both teams facing lofty aspirations this season. San Diego seeks to even the series after back-to-back 5-2 wins by Atlanta. The Braves and Padres are sporting…

The San Diego Padres (47-35) host the Seattle Mariners (40-42) to conclude their brief two-game series on Tuesday afternoon. San Diego has been in a slump lately, dropping four of its last five games. Meanwhile, Seattle is currently on a three-game winning streak. Both teams sit in second place in their respective divisions. It's a strong pitching…

The Detroit Tigers (39-59) and the San Diego Padres (55-44) wrap up their three-game set with a matchup on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers have struggled lately, dropping four of their last five games. This is the first series matchup between these teams this season, with both clubs looking to secure the series win. The first pitch is set for 1:10…

The San Francisco Giants (2-2) host the San Diego Padres (4-1) on Tuesday night as these teams collide for game two of the three-game series. The Padres picked up a 4-2 win in the first game of the series. Right-hander Alex Cobb is making his first start for San Francisco. Meanwhile, Yu Darvish is getting the start for San Diego. First pitch is set…

Joey Gallo was ready for the escape, so much so that in the days before the Yankees traded him, he stopped shaving. Upon finding out he'd been shipped to the Dodgers, he played "California Love" as he rode to Yankee Stadium to collect his belongings. After a miserable year-long stint in New York, where he said he "was just chasing a hit so people…

The New York Mets and San Diego Padres are tied at 1-1 as the series finale is here. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Padres prediction and pick. After a dominant win in Game 1, the Mets ended the second game with just two hits. The Padres shut out the Mets 7-0 after seven scoreless innings from starter Yu Darvish. 1B Pete…

How about those Mets? Winners of three straight, hitting the ball with authority, and grinding out at-bats. Taijuan Walker will be on the bump Tuesday, facing off against former Cub and Dodger Yu Darvish. Walker has pitched excellent baseball this season, en route to a 2.88 ERA. His underlying statistics aren't great so some regression could be in…

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres clash for another NL West matchup! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Padres prediction and pick. The Diamondbacks are coming off of a series loss to the San Francisco Giants. They won the first game but lost the second two by a combined score of 17-3. They look to bounce back…

The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres will finish the regular season with a three-game series in San Diego. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Giants-Padres prediction and pick, laid out below. San Francisco will miss the playoffs after a 107-win season in 2021, sitting in third place in the…

The San Diego Padres made a statement to kick off the offseason by re-signing reliever/starter Robert Suarez to a five-year contract worth a reported $46 million. Some will argue the Padres overpaid, but Suarez compiled a 2.27 ERA with 61 strikeouts over 47.2 innings in the regular season. He established himself as one of the club's most valuable…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will finish their weekend series on Sunday afternoon in San Diego. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick, laid out below. The rest of the regular season is merely a formality for Los Angeles, as the team owns baseball's best…

Colorado and San Diego open a five-game series in the NL West tonight. The Colorado Rockies just lost three of four at home to the Los Angeles Dodgers and now have to contend with the second place team in the division. Colorado is 46-57. The San Diego Padres just managed to win the Sunday rubber match with Minnesota and are now 57-46, 12 games…

Zachary Cook Not every team in MLB can spend big in free agency, so they have to target players that could turn into difference-makers. There's a big crop of free agents available this winter and plenty that can help win ball games without breaking the bank. Below is the top-ten value free agents teams could look at instead of trying to outbid one…

At PETCO Park on Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-3) play the San Diego Padres (9-5), fellow members of the NL West, at 9:40 PM ET. As the favorite, the Dodgers (-160 on the moneyline) visit the Padres (+140). The Los Angeles Dodgers will give the start to Julio Urias (0-1, 4.50 ERA) looking for win No. 1 on the season, and the Padres will turn…

Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres 4/20/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Cincinnati Reds will meet with the San Diego Padres in MLB action in Petco Park, CA, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 4:10 PM ET. The Padres won the first game by three runs. San Diego continued its winning streak with a four-run win on Tuesday. Cincinnati was in the match…

It's frustrating thinking about what the San Diego Padres could've accomplished this postseason had Fernando Tatis Jr. been a part of the team. The former All-Star didn't play a single game in 2022 after undergoing surgery to repair a broken wrist suffered in an offseason motorcycle accident. It was later reported Tatis underwent a second wrist…

Welcome to Underdog Friday, in which scrappy, 80-something-win teams pose existential threats to 100+ win teams. The Guardians/Yankees series doesn't quite count because that's a 92-win team against a 99-win team, but the Astros are probably pretty glad they didn't play on Friday night. Here be upsets. In 2057, Eno Sarris, Jr. is going to write an…

The baseball community felt the clock struck midnight for the San Diego Padres after Philadelphia Phillies left-handed slugger Bryce Harper stroked an opposite-field two-run home run that punched his team's ticket to the World Series. The timing could not have come at a worst time. The Padres season came to a screeching halt. Now, the Friar…

The San Francisco Giants (22-15) will host the San Diego Padres (24-14), Friday at 10:15 PM ET, in a matchup of NL West rivals. Oddsmakers project the Giants as a tight favorite (-110 moneyline odds to win) against the Padres (-108). The San Francisco Giants will give the start to Jakob Junis (1-1, 3.77 ERA) looking for win No. 2 on the season, and…

A new day brings new opportunities on the MLB card, as a bunch of new series get underway on Friday. We've got a few big numbers out there, but most of the card has competitively-lined games, which were few and far between over the last few days. Hopefully that means it will be the start of a nice stretch in the article. With a lot to get to, let's…

The San Diego Padres (47-36) and San Francisco Giants (41-39) square off on Thursday at 9:40 PM ET, opening a four-game series at PETCO Park. The Giants are an underdog away (+113) at the Padres (-134). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Diego Padres looking to Joe Musgrove (8-2), and Logan Webb (7-3) answering the bell…

The St. Louis Cardinals (28-21) look to sweep the San Diego Padres (30-19) in the final contest of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. St. Louis has been on a roll, winning four of its last five games, including two straight against the Padres. Yu Darvish (4-2, 3.76 ERA) is on the hill for San Diego. Dakota Hudson (3-2, 3.22 ERA) gets…

San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Date: Wednesday October 12th, 08:37 ET Location: Dodger Stadium TV: FS1 Money Line: Padres+156 / Dodgers -190 Total Line: 7.5 San Diego: Yu Darvish (16-8, 3.1) Los Angeles: Clayton Kershaw (12-3, 2.

The playoffs are moving into the Division Series, and the Rangers are watching from their couches for the sixth straight October. But if they feel like catching a game, they won't have any trouble spotting familiar faces. They could watch the Padres (featuring Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar) take on the Dodgers (Joey Gallo and Chris Martin). They…

On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres will travel to Hollywood for Game 1 of the National League Divisions Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Friars will hand the ball to Mike Clevinger, who will be opposed by Julio Urias. Oddsmakers are anticipating a relatively easy victory for the Dodgers in this one, pricing them -225 home favorites on the…

For the first time since 2016, playoff baseball will return to Queens this weekend when the New York Mets host the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round. The Mets finished with the third-best record in all of baseball this year, but unfortunately for them, they tied with the Atlanta Braves and lost the division by losing their season series last…

This past offseason, new Mets Owner Steve Cohen promised to spend big to help push his new team towards a World Series. Things seemed to be trending up for the Mets with the announcement of a Max Scherzer contract. Despite a very successful regular season, the Mets injury woes suddenly have the team fighting for their Postseason life. Sadly for the…

The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets will battle it out in Game 3, with the winner heading to the divisional series. It's time to check out our MLB odds series and deliver a Padres-Mets Game 3 prediction and pick. The Mets defeated the Padres 7-3 in Game 2 of the National League Wildcard series. The winner will head to Southern California to…

The San Diego Padres and New York Mets meet for Game 2 in The Big Apple! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Mets prediction and pick. How bout' them Friars!? Who would have guessed the Padres would smash four home runs against Max Scherzer in a playoff game? San Diego showed up for Game 1 in New York with vengeance and proved a…

The San Diego Padres hit up Max Scherzer for seven earned runs in a 7-1 blowout of the New York Mets on Friday night and now hold a 1-0 lead in the 2022 NL Wild Card Series. But the Mets will have the luxury of turning to another winner of multiple Cy Youngs with Jacob deGrom taking the mound in Game 2. San Diego isn't likely to be frightened after…

Four teams are one win away from advancing to the second round of the MLB Playoffs, and four teams are a loss away from ending their season. That's the duality of the short best-of-three series in baseball. One loss and you fall into win-or-go-home territory, but you're also only one win away from drawing even. Three of the four road teams won Game…