Luke Voit

It doesn’t take long for the guys to get sidetracked by the possibility of a trade for Nats’ superstar Juan Soto. After discussing Blake Snell’s debut and the rhythm of the Padres rotation, Derek and Darnay imagine what it would take to land Soto. They get back to the Philly series – piggybacking, Luke Voit’s struggles and more. Plus,...

Chicago Cubs first baseman Alfonso Rivas had quite the homecoming. Playing against his hometown San Diego Padres for the first time, Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the banged-up Cubs to a 7-5 victory on Wednesday. Willson Contreras homered for the Cubs, who took two of three from the Padres after arriving in town…

The San Diego Padres’ day began with news that manager Bob Melvin will have prostate surgery and ended with a thrilling win against the Chicago Cubs. Manny Machado hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning and left fielder Jurickson Profar caught Frank Schwindel’s bases-loaded drive at the wall to seal a 5-4 victory Tuesday night. Closer Taylor Rogers...

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham, a former San Diego Padre, extended an invitation to the Padres’ Luke Voit to box, fight or “whatever” over Voit’s collision at the plate with Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson Tuesday night.

What offensive struggles? Manny Machado had a career night in the Padres’ 12-1 win over defending World Series champion Atlanta in the first game of the season at Petco Park. Machado contributed to a breakthrough performance at the plate for San Diego, delivering singles in the first, second, fourth and sixth innings. When he got to the plate in the…

Jesse Agler is the radio voice of the San Diego Padres on 97.3 The Fan, and he was kind enough to share his takeaways from Spring Training. What impact will the short runway have on the club early in the season, especially the rotation? Jesse shares his thoughts on how Bob Melvin manages his team and manages the media, and…

Week one of Spring Training featured impressive performances from MacKenzie Gore and C.J. Abrams. It also included the addition of a slugger and set up a competition in the rotation. Derek and Darnay discuss those topics, as well as questions in the outfield. Why wasn’t A.J. Preller able to land one of the big names on the market, and...

The Padres are fully aware of the fact they need to add more offense. They knew that even before Fernando Tatis Jr., who had wrist surgery this week, would miss three months (at least). They missed out in their bids for free agents Nelson Cruz, Seiya Suzuki and Freddie Freeman, and didn’t really make a push for Kyle Schwarber...

The New York Yankees have traded first baseman Luke Voit to the San Diego Padres for pitching prospect Justin Lange.