Ryan Finkelstein of Just Baseball predicts that they will ultimately sign designated hitter J.D. Martinez to a one-year, $5 million contract with incentives.

Filling needs with all-stars was the route the Arizona Diamondbacks have taken this winter, earning an A in ESPN's mid-offseason grades.

The San Diego Padres have been dead silent this offseason. They lost Tanner Scott to the Los Angeles Dodgers and also missed out on right-hander Roki Sasaki, who also joined the Dodgers. Sooner or later,

Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick says Arizona has the "potential to be a championship team" thanks in part to the addition of ace right-hander Corbin Burnes, who the team signed to a six-year, $210 million deal in December.

Even though it had been nearly three weeks since ace right-hander Corbin Burnes had agreed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $210 million, six-year deal, it was still a little stunning to see him in the team's jersey at Chase Field on Wednesday.

He starts putting together a plan to move an entire baseball operation to Arizona in early December, packing more than two dozen pallets with gear. That’s a bunch of pitching machines, 300 batting helmets, even more bats, hats, and uniforms.

If there was one team in the 2024 postseason that gave World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, a run for their money, it was the San Diego Padres.

PHOENIX -- Even though it had been nearly three weeks since ace right-hander Corbin Burnes had agreed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $210 million, six-year deal, it was still a little stunning ...

Sasaki named them one of his three finalists, joined by the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. If nothing else, such recognition plants a larger Padres flag in Japan, where Sasaki commands national attention. Coming Japanese stars won’t say “who?” when Padres team-builder A.J. Preller and scouts come calling.

The Baltimore Orioles have succeeded in addressing a few of their needs that existed coming into the offseason. Seeking to balance out their lineup with some ri

The San Diego ... The Padres have signed right-hander J.B. Wendelken to a minor-league contract, source said. Wendelken, 31, previously played for the A’s and Diamondbacks and posted a 1.57 ...

Opening Day for the Diamondbacks' regular season is a night game at Chase Field on March 27 at 7:10 p.m., against the Chicago Cubs. Arizona's opening series is four games against the Cubs from March 27 to March 30, all starting at different times.