Second baseman Jake Cronenworth has signed a seven-year extension with the Sand Diego Padres, the team announced on Saturday. This extension, worth $80 million, will be valid through the 2030 season. He is set to make $4.23 million this year.

Prior to putting pen to paper on the deal, Cronenworth was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2025 season. Now, five of his free-agent seasons have been bought out by the Padres.

While the Padres have secured some high-profile trades over the years, the team has been looking to nurture its own in-house talent in recent months. Cronenworth is no exception, having increased his strikeout rate from .266/.340/.460 in 2021 to .239/.332/.390 in 2022. Although a seventh-round pick, he has proven to be a staple in the Padres’ lineup, batting fifth behind Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Manny Machado, and Xander Bogaerts.

In addition to Cronenworth, the Padres have agreed to extensions with Machado, Yu Darvish, and Joe Musgrove.

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Nelson Cruz has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The slugger’s contract with the Padres is reported to be worth $1 million.

At 42 years old, Cruz is still on the hunt for his first World Series title. He has played 18 seasons in the major leagues, however, he only received full-time at-bats at the age of 28. Cruz has improved significantly with age, making six of his seven All-Star appearances after the age of 32 and winning four Silver Slugger awards.

Cruz remained on top of his game despite enduring a challenging season last year, hitting .234/.313/.337 with 10 home runs in 507 plate appearances for the Washington Nationals. He is set to serve as the general manager of the Dominican Republic during the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March, after which he will hope to rebound from last season with the Padres.

During the offseason, Cruz underwent surgery on his left eye to correct his vision after experiencing issues for over a year.

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Andy Green’s time in San Diego has come to an end. San Diego Padres announced over the weekend that they have fired Green as their manager, with bench coach Rod Barajas taking over as the team on an interim basis.

This move comes after Padres fell to 70-86 record, which is enough for the fourth place in NL West. The 2019 MLB season is also San Diego’s ninth consecutive without a winning record and fourth straight such season under Green.

“I want to thank Andy for his tireless work and dedication to the Padres over the last four seasons,” – said Padres’ general manager A.J. Preller in the statement. “This was an incredibly difficult decision, but one we felt was necessary at this time to take our organization to the next level and expedite the process of bringing a championship to San Diego. Our search for a new manager will begin immediately.”

After several years of rebuilding, 2019 seemed like the year when Padres would finally be a competitive team in MLB. They put together a competitive team, which was highlighted by the free agency pickup Manny Machado, who inked a $300 million deal in the offseason.

Things started to go well for San Diego, and by the time All-Star break came, they were 45-45. Things went downhill from there as the team reverted to their losing ways. The fact that they had a talented team that still couldn’t get the job done was ultimately what decided Green’s faith.

“We have more talent and a better ball club than the way we are playing. We are trying to build toward something. Big picture-wise, we think we are in a good place.” – Preller added.

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One of the most sought after free-agents in this MLB off-season, first baseman Eric Hosmer, has found a landing spot. According to multiple reports, Hosmer agreed to an eight-year deal, $144 million with San Diego Padres. This is the largest deal in the franchise’s history and important step in their rebuilding process. Hosmer will earn $21 million per year in the first five years of the contract, with an opt-out clause after.

This is the first time that Eric Hosmer has been a free agent in his career. In 162 regular season games played for Kansas City Royals in 2017 season, the 28-year-old had a career-high .318 batting average, while tying his home runs best with 25. He finished the season with career-best .385 on-base percentage while adding 94 RBI.

During his seven years with the Royals, Hosmer won the World Series in 2015, and was an All-Star in 2016, winning the All-Star MVP as well. He has four Gold Glove Award (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) and one Silver Slugger Award won in 2017.

With the addition of Eric Hosmer, San Diego Padres show that they are set on making necessary moves in order to perform better than 71-91 record the team had in 2017. Previously the Padres added shortstop Freddy Galvis from the Philadelphia Phillies and third baseman Chase Headley from the New York Yankees.

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Second baseman Jake Cronenworth has signed a seven-year extension with the Sand Diego Padres, the team announced on Saturday. This extension, worth $80 million, will be valid through the 2030 season. He is set to make $4.23 million this year.

Prior to putting pen to paper on the deal, Cronenworth was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2025 season. Now, five of his free-agent seasons have been bought out by the Padres.

While the Padres have secured some high-profile trades over the years, the team has been looking to nurture its own in-house talent in recent months. Cronenworth is no exception, having increased his strikeout rate from .266/.340/.460 in 2021 to .239/.332/.390 in 2022. Although a seventh-round pick, he has proven to be a staple in the Padres’ lineup, batting fifth behind Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Manny Machado, and Xander Bogaerts.

In addition to Cronenworth, the Padres have agreed to extensions with Machado, Yu Darvish, and Joe Musgrove.

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Nelson Cruz has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The slugger’s contract with the Padres is reported to be worth $1 million.

At 42 years old, Cruz is still on the hunt for his first World Series title. He has played 18 seasons in the major leagues, however, he only received full-time at-bats at the age of 28. Cruz has improved significantly with age, making six of his seven All-Star appearances after the age of 32 and winning four Silver Slugger awards.

Cruz remained on top of his game despite enduring a challenging season last year, hitting .234/.313/.337 with 10 home runs in 507 plate appearances for the Washington Nationals. He is set to serve as the general manager of the Dominican Republic during the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March, after which he will hope to rebound from last season with the Padres.

During the offseason, Cruz underwent surgery on his left eye to correct his vision after experiencing issues for over a year.

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Andy Green’s time in San Diego has come to an end. San Diego Padres announced over the weekend that they have fired Green as their manager, with bench coach Rod Barajas taking over as the team on an interim basis.

This move comes after Padres fell to 70-86 record, which is enough for the fourth place in NL West. The 2019 MLB season is also San Diego’s ninth consecutive without a winning record and fourth straight such season under Green.

“I want to thank Andy for his tireless work and dedication to the Padres over the last four seasons,” – said Padres’ general manager A.J. Preller in the statement. “This was an incredibly difficult decision, but one we felt was necessary at this time to take our organization to the next level and expedite the process of bringing a championship to San Diego. Our search for a new manager will begin immediately.”

After several years of rebuilding, 2019 seemed like the year when Padres would finally be a competitive team in MLB. They put together a competitive team, which was highlighted by the free agency pickup Manny Machado, who inked a $300 million deal in the offseason.

Things started to go well for San Diego, and by the time All-Star break came, they were 45-45. Things went downhill from there as the team reverted to their losing ways. The fact that they had a talented team that still couldn’t get the job done was ultimately what decided Green’s faith.

“We have more talent and a better ball club than the way we are playing. We are trying to build toward something. Big picture-wise, we think we are in a good place.” – Preller added.

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One of the most sought after free-agents in this MLB off-season, first baseman Eric Hosmer, has found a landing spot. According to multiple reports, Hosmer agreed to an eight-year deal, $144 million with San Diego Padres. This is the largest deal in the franchise’s history and important step in their rebuilding process. Hosmer will earn $21 million per year in the first five years of the contract, with an opt-out clause after.

This is the first time that Eric Hosmer has been a free agent in his career. In 162 regular season games played for Kansas City Royals in 2017 season, the 28-year-old had a career-high .318 batting average, while tying his home runs best with 25. He finished the season with career-best .385 on-base percentage while adding 94 RBI.

During his seven years with the Royals, Hosmer won the World Series in 2015, and was an All-Star in 2016, winning the All-Star MVP as well. He has four Gold Glove Award (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) and one Silver Slugger Award won in 2017.

With the addition of Eric Hosmer, San Diego Padres show that they are set on making necessary moves in order to perform better than 71-91 record the team had in 2017. Previously the Padres added shortstop Freddy Galvis from the Philadelphia Phillies and third baseman Chase Headley from the New York Yankees.

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