Yasmani Grandal Another Rule Breaker
I wonder how San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal‘s off-season is going. Is he beating himself up for taking performance enhancing drugs, or for getting caught? Is he surrounded by people who…Read More
Yasmani Grandal Slapped with PED Suspension
Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal has been suspended for 50 games for violation of the league’s policy against performance enhancing drugs.…Read More
2012 Season Review Series: San Diego Padres
An afterthought entering the 2012 season, the San Diego Padres outperformed expectations and even made a brief run at the National League Wild Card down the stretch. As the off-season begins, the Padres…Read More
San Diego Padres ownership groups emerge
The San Diego Padres are a team on the selling block, and it appears a few ownership groups could be interested in the club. Dan Hayes from the North County Times wrote that sports agent Dennis Gilbert…Read More
Nick Hundley Extended by San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres have announced a two-year extension with catcher Nick Hundley. The 28-year-old is guaranteed to receive $9 million from this season through 2014, and the contract includes a $5 million…Read More
Mat Latos Trade a Poor Fit for Both Sides
Just a couple days ago, the Reds swapped a huge talent package to pick up Padres’ starter Mat Latos.…Read More
Mat Latos Reds Gamble
The Cincinnati Reds needed a strong fresh face in the starting rotation and they made their commitment…Read More
Mat Latos traded to Reds for four players
When Jon Heyman first tweeted that the Cincinnati Reds acquired starting pitcher Mat Latos for Yonder…Read More
Gio Gonzalez Rumors
With C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle signed and the Yu Darvish sweepstakes coming to a close, teams figure…Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Reds Looking to Deal
It’s been a frustrating offseason for the Cincinnati Reds. Though they’ve tried, the Reds have…Read More
Draft Currents: 2010 MLB Mock Draft #2
As expected, a lot has changed since I published the first Call to the Pen mock draft back on April 18th.…Read More






