Jeff Moorad is about to complete the second phase of his purchase of the Padres from John Moores by making a $45 million payment that is due on Thursday.
Dave Roberts, working with the Padres on baserunning this spring, says there is no reason less-than-speedy players cannot be solid on the basepaths.
Jerry Hairston Jr. hit his first home run of the spring, a three-run shot in the fourth, as the Padres defeated the Rangers on Sunday.
Talk show callers in Boston act as if acquiring Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez is their divine right. Padres fans should try to focus on the now, though, as Gonzalez's star continues to rise.
The Padres continued the process of whittling down their roster on Sunday when they moved four players to their Minor League camp.
Wade LeBlanc allowed only one hit -- Belliard's home run -- in five innings, with one walk and three strikeouts. Kyle Blanks went 4-for-4 with a steal and a run scored, and Matt Antonelli belted a three-run homer.
Mat Latos was dominant, allowing a lone solo homer and outdueling White Sox starter Mark Buerhle as the Padres prevailed, 4-1, in split-squad action on Saturday.
Time will only tell what kind of production the Padres will get from the four pitchers they obtained from the White Sox in the trade last July that sent pitcher Jake Peavy to the Windy City.
Will Venable and Dusty Ryan muscled up for home runs in the Padres' 9-4 win over the Dodgers on Friday in Cactus League action.
Chris Denorfia, once a promising prospect in the Reds' organization, is trying to catch on with the Padres after his young career was derailed by Tommy John surgery in 2007.
In a Double-A game in Surprise, Ariz., on Friday, touted Padres pitching prospect Simon Castro struck out all six batters he faced in two shutout innings.
Jaff Decker, in his first full-season campaign in the Minors, hit .299 with 16 home runs, 64 RBIs and a .442 on-base percentage. Not bad for a player who turned 20 years old last month.
There were plenty of easy calls for the Padres' All-Decade team, including two-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner Adrian Gonzalez at first base and closer Trevor Hoffman, who is the Major League career saves leader.
Clayton Richard returned to his own house of horrors Wednesday and emerged with much better results than his last trip to Surprise Stadium.
The Padres have employed Bryan Miley to teach front-office staff, Minor League coaches and roving instructors, trainers and anyone else who shows up to Spanish instruction aimed toward narrowing the language barrier between player and staff.
Tony Gwynn ripped a three-run double, bunted for a single and tripled to go 3-for-4. Kyle Blanks had a two-run triple and three RBIs but his average dipped to .407 (11-for-27). Chase Headley had two doubles.
Right-hander Jon Garland, who allowed two runs on three hits in four innings on Tuesday, is expected to anchor the top of the Padres' starting rotation along with Chris Young and Kevin Correia.
David Eckstein drove in two runs, Matt Stairs collected two hits and the Padres stole five bases in a 4-3 loss to the Angels on Tuesday in Peoria, Ariz.
Starting pitcher Mat Latos was impressive and Wade LeBlanc followed with four scoreless innings as the Padres beat the Giants, 7-1, on Monday.
Things have worked out fine for outfielder Kyle Blanks, thanks in large part to then-Padres scout Jake Wilson, who championed Blanks' ability on more than one occasion to his bosses and forged a personal relationship with him.
The Padres began the process of whittling down their roster Monday by reassigning three players to Minor League camp. The Padres also optioned four additional players to either Triple-A Portland or Double-A San Antonio.
Nick Hundley drove in two runs and Chris Young allowed two runs over 3 2/3 innings to lead the Padres to a 5-3 win over the Indians on Sunday.
It was a Tony Gwynn kind of day Saturday against the Oakland A's, or at least the one the Padres outfielder would like to have more of -- in Spring Training and the regular season.
The Padres' payroll will be about $42 million when they open the regular season next month. Fourteen of the 25 players on the Padres' projected Opening Day roster will make less than $430,000 this season.
It's hard to know if the 10 pitches Mark Worrell threw Saturday were the 10 most important pitches he's thrown in his professional career.
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