Starting With James

On opening day, the Padres will play the Dodgers in LA. Matt Kemp will step to the plate wearing a San Diego uniform and the crowd will -in all likelihood – give him a standing ovation. Then, in the bottom of the first, James Shields will throw his first pitch as a Padre to Derek […]

The Middle and The Infield

The most glaring problematic area starting the 2015 season for the Padres is the unknown offensive capability of the infield. It’s filled with players who’ve shown promise but are coming off subpar years at the plate. At the end of AJ Preller’s stretch of moves in December, he closed it out before taking a Christmas […]