[Alden Gonzalez] The Padres gave away a dog calendar for today’s game. Every month features a picture with a player and his dogs — except August. Juan Soto, who has pet allergies, instead went to a nearby pet store and took his in front of a fish tank.1yr ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/baseball
[Dennis Lin] Xander Bogaerts will play second base this season, Mike Shildt said. Ha-Seong Kim will return to shortstop.2mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Dennis Lin] Ha-Seong Kim is the first Asian-born infielder to win a Gold Glove. “It’s a great personal achievement, but also I’ll be happier just to show kids in Asia that they can play infield and they can dream about coming over here.”5mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Dennis Lin] News from @extrabaggs and me: The Padres have granted a Giants request to interview Bob Melvin for manager. And Melvin has emerged as a leading candidate for San Francisco:6mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[David Vassegh] Sources: Former #Padres first baseman, Adrian Gonzalez was one of the 3 finalists for SD managerial job. Padres decided to go with a more experienced manager in Mike Schildt.5mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Bob Nightengale] It was too late for Dylan Cease to catch the San Diego Padres' team flight to South Korea after being traded from the Chicago White Sox, but will now meet the team there.1mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Marty Caswell] Manny Machado says he expects to have surgery soon ( in today's lineup) and anticipates 6-7 month recovery7mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Dennis Lin] Joe Musgrove underwent an MRI on his right shoulder that revealed inflammation in his capsule, A.J. Preller said. He’ll be shut down for three weeks.9mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Dennis Lin] Graham Pauley made the Padres’ Opening Day roster, I’m told. From earlier this spring:1mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Dennis Lin] The current expectation from within the Padres is that Ryan Flaherty or Mike Shildt will get the job, even if external candidates are interviewed.6mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Kevin Acee] Padres recall Matthew Batten from Triple-A. Brett Sullivan has been optioned. This presumably means Jake Cronenworth will miss some time with calf injury, but that he hasn’t been placed on the IL would also seem to be encouraging.1d ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
Free Speech Warrior “Progressive” Kim Iversen threatens to sue Humanist Report for saying she doesn’t like Trans people1yr ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/seculartalk
[ Dennis Lin] The Padres formally interviewed Phil Nevin for their managerial opening Wednesday, sources tell me and @Britt_Ghiroli. A.J. Preller said yesterday that an official decision could come by early next week.5mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Dennis Lin] As the Padres prepare to hire another manager, they remain willing to go against convention at multiple levels of the organization. The team plans to make assistant farm director Mike Daly its Triple-A manager, sources said. Daly has never coached before:5mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Jeff Sanders] Some of the #Padres DFA fallout trickling in: Preston Tucker has been released.9mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
[Jon & Jim] Per @sdutKevinAcee who was just on with us, Eric Kutsenda is scheduled to speak to the media tomorrow from Peoria.2mo ⋅ Jud000619 ⋅ r/Padres
