Nicholas John Hundley

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 8, 1983 in Corvallis, OR
High School: Lake Washington HS (Kirkland, WA)
School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 2008 (Age 24)   vs. ARI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Padres 2008-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed (team option), 3 yrs/$9M (12-14) & 15 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.059, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Cameron Hahn [*]
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• 5/31 FriarHood: Did Hundley Manage to Get Into His Own Head?: Many Padres fans were disappointed to learn that young catcher Yasmani Grandal had been suspended for the season’s first 50...
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• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Do Padres have a Nick Hundley-Yasmani Grandal quandary?: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.After the...
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• 5/9 Baseball Ruminations: Live Game Recap: May 6, 2013 – Marlins at Padres: Tuesday, 7:10 PM, (Pacific Time) Petco Park San Diego, CA Well, it was Seis de Mayo at Petco Park Monday night and a small but...
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• 4/5 FriarHood: Good, Bad, and Ugly v. Rockies 4/5/13: Rockies 5 – Padres 2 WP: J. Francis (1-0) LP: J. Marquis (0-1) HR: Fowler (3), Rosario (2) Today’s Good, Bad, and Ugly is...
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• 4/1 FriarHood: Top 10 Padres Storylines I’m Rooting For in 2013: The 2013 season is upon us and as our Padres prepare to take the field against the Mets I decided to look at 2013 with my rose...
• 4/1 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Sleepers and busts to fix your draft: Welcome back to Fantasy Baseball coverage for 2013 at District Sports Page. I apologize for not being around to help with your...
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• 3/30 FriarHood: Padres Projected 25-Man Opening Day Roster: Spring Training is coming to a close and the Padres are making the final tweaks to the roster.  At this point guessing is at...
• 3/29 Chicken Friars: With Headley and Grandal Sidelined, Yonder Alonso Must Help to Supply Power and Runs Early for Padres: To say that the middle of the Padres’ batting order has been hit by injuries, poor decisions, and bad luck would be a gross...
• 3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: San Diego Padres preview: Injury bug continues to bite Friars: When the Seidler-O’Malley group, along with local businessman Ron Fowler, officially purchased the San Diego Padres last...
• 3/19 Baseball Press: 2013 Breakout Seasons and Spring Training Slugging: Domonic Brown's SLG% indicates he could have a big year. (US Presswire)A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article discussing how...
• 3/19 MLB Injury News: Contrasting trade values: Chase Headley and Matt Garza: Both Matt Garza and Chase Headley could start the 2013 season on the disabled list.  In most seasons, this would simply...
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• 3/2 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke Has Shaky Start in Loss to Padres at Camelback Ranch: Dodgers 5 11 1 Padres 7 14 0 WP- Boxberger (1-0) LP- Lee (0-1) S- Stites HR- Retherford  (1) While one squad was overtaken by...
• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Notable Transactions From March 2012: Most clubs have addressed their significant roster questions by the time players report to Spring Training, but there are always...

• 2/28 Venom Strikes: NL West Catching Primer: Where’s the D’back advantage? With almost half, 47 percent, of all games against division opponents this season, it’s...
• 2/28 Redlegs Review: A huge midweek edition of Reds rumblings: The Reds offense erupted for 14 runs on Wednesday to blow past the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking...
• 2/27 Billy-Ball.com: Jim Dwyer Award winners: 49 to 106 games in a season: The Jim Dwyer Award goes to players who appeared in at least 49 games (30% of a season) but less than 106 games (65% of a season)....
• 2/25 Baseball Jerks: Have Some Respect For Yourself: Buster Posey Edition: Back in college, a friend and I had an expression that we’d always use to make fun of each other: “Have some respect for yourself.”...
• 2/24 Chicken Friars: What has to go right for the San Diego Padres in 2013: I have no delusions that the Padres can win a division title this year.  The Giants (gag), Dodgers, and Diamondbacks are better...
• 2/21 mlbreports.com : San Diego Padres Payroll In 2013: And Contracts Going Forward: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, February.21, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Diamond Backs Correspondent) The San Diego Padres 2012 season...
• 2/18 MLB Injury News: Padres' Yasmani Grandal won't start hitting until next week: The San Diego Padres will have their young catcher in camp, but they won't have him on the field for the first 50 games of the...
• 2/5 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: San Diego Padres Hitting-Pitching ProjectionsSan Diego Padres — Predicted Finish: Fourth Place, NL West I do not want to say that the 2013 San More......
• 2/3 Chicken Friars: I Can’t Imagine Anyone Will Read This: I mean it’s the Super Bowl. America stops for the Super Bowl. More stores close today than on Thanksgiving and Christmas....

• 1/27 Chicken Friars: Dave Roberts and Nick Hundley Spotted at SDSU Basketball Game: Guess who was spotted at last night’s New Mexico- San Diego State men’s basketball game? If you guessed Padres catcher...
• 1/26 Chicken Friars: Four Keys For The Padres To Win The Division: While the rest of the National League west reloaded this off-season, the Padres have failed to acquire a big name player. The...
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• 1/22 Chicken Friars: My Pre-Spring Training/Opening Day Starting Lineup: Spring Training is less than a month away, but just for the fun of it, I decided to fill-out the Padres’ starting lineup. I...
• 1/21 Chicken Friars: Padres Reach Deals With 5 Players; 3 Remain Unsigned: In what will probably be hailed as the team’s biggest off-season signings, the Padres were able to avoid arbitration and...
• 1/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #49: RP Jamey Wright: 3.72 ERA 3.39 FIP 67.2 IP 7.18 K/9 3.99 BB/9 0.5 fWAR A- 2012 in brief: Veteran retread was surprisingly adequate as only reliever...

• 12/24 Chicken Friars: Dear Santa: Christmas is almost upon us; thus before the big guy gets swarmed with Barbies and Halo 4 for the kids, I hope to get my humble...
• 12/20 Baseball Jerks: San Diego Padres 2013 Preview: While divisional opponents like the Giants and Dodgers are looking as good as ever, the Padres have largely opted to stay out...
• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: San Diego Padres Team Page: SAN DIEGO PADRESMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Chase Headley (8.5)2. Carlos Quentin (7)3. Everth Cabrera...

• 11/29 Chicken Friars: Teams Show Interest In Venable, Hundley and Cabrera: I am not sure what your thoughts are about Lee Hacksaw Hamilton, the San Diego sports talk radio host at the Mighty XX 1090 am....
• 11/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #27: SP Chris Capuano: 3.72 ERA 3.95 FIP 198.1 IP 7.35 K/9 2.45 BB/9 2.1 fWAR B 2012 in brief: Outstanding first half was followed by considerably less...
• 11/12 Chicken Friars: Say It Ain’t So, Yasmani?: NOOOOOOO!!!! NOT YOU YASMANI! ANYBODY BUT YOU! YOU! WAIT, YASMANI, WHAT? WHO ARE YOU? WHO’S YASMANI GRANDAL? NOOOOOOO!!!!...
• 11/12 Chicken Friars: Like Hundley, John Baker Might See Increased Role Early in 2013: Although almost a week has passed, it still pains me to think about Yasmani Grandal’s 50 game suspension.  The ban will...
• 11/9 Chicken Friars: Suspension of Yasmani Grandal Opens Door for Nick Hundley: 50 Games for Yasmani Grandal.  The Padres will be without arguably their most exciting and talented young player for close to...
• 11/7 Call to the Pen: Yasmani Grandal Slapped with PED Suspension: Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal has been suspended for 50 games for...
• 11/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Padres’ Yasmani Grandal receives 50-game suspension: San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal was suspended for 50 games for violating MLB’s drug policy after testing positive...
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• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Rumors: Headley, Grandal, Int'l Signings: Padres General Manager Josh Byrnes says that he doesn't expect Chase Headley to be traded this winter, tweets Jon Paul Morosi...
• 11/7 Chicken Friars: Yasmani Grandal Suspended For 50 Games: Disappointing news from the Padres today, as young catcher Yasmani Grandal was suspended for 50 games after testing positive...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Yasmani Grandal Suspended 50 Games: Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal as been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a high testosterone level, the team announced. "We...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Five players reinstated from disabled list: San Diego Padres SPs Cory Luebke (elbow) and Joe Wieland (elbow), C Nick Hundley (knee), INF James Darnell (shoulder) and OF Kyle...[+] Blanks (shoulder) have been reinstated from the 60-day disabled list.
• 11/3 Chicken Friars: Padres Designate Spence, Tekotte For Assignment: The Padres made several roster moves today, designated LHP Josh Spence and OF Blake Tekotte for assignment. The moves allow...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Designate Spence, Tekotte For Assignment: The Padres announced that they have designated left-handed pitcher Josh Spence and outfielder Blake Tekotte for assignment. ...
• 11/2 Chicken Friars: Nick Hundley Must Rebound in 2013 to Save His Starting Job With Padres: Everything seemed to be bright Nick Hundley before the 2012 season started.  Hundley had just signed a 3 year $9 million dollar...

• 10/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Chase Headley’s MVP-like season should quiet trade talks: San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley had a breakout MVP-like season, including earning the National League RBI crown in...
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• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres: The Padres will look for starting pitching this offseason as they aim to re-establish themselves as an NL West contender. Guaranteed...
• 10/8 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  With a dozen players, they have one of the largest arbitration...
• 10/6 The Friarhood: 2012 Report Card: Catchers: After signing Nick Hundley to a contract extension (3years/9M) and trading Wade LeBlanc for John Baker it appeared that the Padres...
• 10/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays 2012 Positional Review – Catcher: With the 2012 season for the Rays in the books, it’s time to look back at the season as a whole. Despite being brutalized...
• 10/3 Chicken Friars: So, What Did We Learn?: On this, the last day of the regular season, I want to take a few seconds to look back at what we might have learned this year....

• 9/25 MLB Injury News: Durability Another Reason the San Diego Padres Should Value Chase Headley: The San Diego Padres have managed to extend five key players since the end of last season; Cameron Maybin, Nick...
• 9/23 MLB Injury News: Yasmani Grandal Injury: Padres Hold Catcher out as a Precaution: Yasmani Grandal was a late scratch from yesterday's lineup for the San Diego Padres.  The team instead went with John...
• 9/21 Mets360.com: Manny Acosta keeps rolling, Bay keeps stinking, Harvey ends strong: The less said about Thursday’s loss to the Phillies the better but one of the few bright spots was another scoreless outing...

• 8/28 Chicken Friars: Kelly Brilliant For Padres In Win Over Atlanta: The Padres unveiled top pitching prospect Casey Kelly and the results were outstanding. Kelly pitched six shutout innings, and...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley to have surgery WednesdaySan Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (knee) will have surgery Wednesday, Aug. 29, to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee....[+] San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (knee) will have surgery Wednesday, Aug. 29, to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley moved to 60-day DLThe San Diego Padres moved C Nick Hundley (knee) to the 60-day disabled list Monday, Aug. 27....[+] The San Diego Padres moved C Nick Hundley (knee) to the 60-day disabled list Monday, Aug. 27.
• 8/18 Chicken Friars: Ohlendorf Receives Giant Pounding; Giants Cruise To Victory: Ross Ohlendorf was shelled in his last outing in Pittsburgh, as he gave up six runs in three innings. After a brutal outing like...
• 8/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Yasmani Grandal activated: The San Diego Padres activated C Yasmani Grandal (oblique) from the disabled list Friday, Aug. 17, and placed C Nick Hundley (knee)...[+] on the 15-day DL with a right knee contusion. Hundley's stint is retroactive to Aug. 16.
• 8/17 Chicken Friars: Successful Stretch Run Crucial for Padres Nick Hundley: I believe the term “Nightmare-ish” can describe how things have gone for Nick Hundley during the 2012 season.  No matter...
• 8/9 Chicken Friars: Padres Set To Recall Nick Hundley: The Padres will recall Nick Hundley from AAA, according to Jeff Sanders of the North County Times. Hundley was sent down on...
• 8/8 The Friarhood: Nick Hundley Being Promoted : Jeff Sanders of the North County Times has reported via twitter: #Padres C Nick Hundley on his way back. Eddy Rodriguez optioned...
• 8/3 Chicken Friars: Quiet Yet Savvy July Moves Just Fine With This Friars Fan: When the month of July began, many including this Staff Writer believed that the Padres would be “sellers” in the trade market...
• 8/1 Chicken Friars: Who The Heck Is Eddy Rodriguez?: While the 2012 campaign has been mostly painful for the Padres, there have been a few bright spots for fans to hang their hats...

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• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley on minor league DL: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (hamstring) is on the seven-day disabled list with Triple-A Tucson with a strained left hamstring....[+] He was hitting .200 with a double, triple and five RBIs in 10 games with Tucson.
• 7/11 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of July 9: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 7/8 The Friarhood: Daily Farm Round-Up: 7-7-12: Donn Roach has another dominant start in AA. The Storm lineup again put a crooked number on the board scoring 9 runs, they’ve...
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• 7/6 Chicken Friars: Should Maybin Join Hundley in Tucson?: A little over a week ago, Nick Hundley was demoted to Triple-A Tucson because of his inability to hit on a consistent basis through...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Josh Byrnes Talks Trade Deadline, Extensions: Padres GM Josh Byrnes made an appearance on XX 1090's Darren Smith Show earlier today. Here's the audio and here's a recap... "We've...
• 7/5 The Friarhood: Daily Farm Round-Up: 7-4-12: The 4th of July was a great day throughout the Padres organization. Not only did the Padres sweep the D-Backs, but every single...
• 7/2 Rays Colored Glasses: Potential Trade Targets: Nick Hundley: At this point, it is fairly obvious to everyone that knows baseball that the Rays need a catcher. So, when one potentially comes...
• 7/2 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of July 2: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 7/2 Chicken Friars: If Headley Is Moved, Padres Had Better Get “A Lot” In Return: Well readers, it is July already, and you know what that means for the Padres: trading season.  One player in particular that...

• 6/30 The Friarhood: Padres Recall Grandal, Option Hundley to AAA: Press Release Provided by the San Diego Padres media department: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today announced they have...
• 6/30 Chicken Friars: Padres Send Down Nick Hundley, Promote Yasmani Grandal: The Padres finally pulled the plug on struggling catcher Nick Hundley. Hundley was optioned to AAA Tucson after Friday night’s...
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Finally pull plug on Nick Hundley: The San Diego Padres optioned C Nick Hundley to Triple-A Tucson Friday, June 29. He was hitting just .166 over the first three...[+] months of the season. He'll work on his swing in the minors. 'I have to take a step back and get it right, because it hasn't been right this year. I can't stand here and deny it,' Hundley said. 'And I appreciate the fact they were still throwing me out there when I wasn't playing well.' Hundley does lead all major league catchers with 19 runners thrown out stealing.
• 6/28 Chicken Friars: Padres Waste Richard’s Gem, Lose to Astros: Hey, at least tonight’s loss was quick. The Houston Astros needed just 1 hour and 58 minutes to beat the Padres 1-0, behind...
• 6/27 Chicken Friars: The Hundley Line: In one of my favorite movies of all time, My Blue Heaven, there’s a line that makes me, and probably two other people in the...
• 6/26 Chicken Friars: Quentin Caps Off Comeback For the Padres: The Padres played one of their wildest games of 2012, as Monday’s game featured five lead changes. Carlos Quentin gave...
• 6/22 Chicken Friars: Carlos Quentin Somewhat of a Bright Spot During Otherwise Dismal Season: Not much has gone right for the Padres this season, and their 24- record reflects just how badly things have gone so far in 2012. ...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Padres @ A’s Game 65: A’s and Padres take each other on in yet another meaningless interleague series. For Oakland, Travis Blackley takes the...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of June 4: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley could be sent out: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley is hitting just .113 (11-for-97) with four doubles and a home run since April 27, and there is...[+] speculation the team might send him to the minors for a refresher course similar to OF Will Venable last season. Hundley is hitting just .172 overall, and .128 with runners in scoring position.
• 6/4 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: June 4: Top stories Grandal back to AAA: When Yasmani Grandal was promoted to the majors at the start of the weekend, people believed...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: West Links: Sandoval, Padres, Angels: A few items of note from MLB's West divisions ... Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval was questioned by police and faces...
• 6/2 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: June 4-10: Rising UpYasmani Grandal (7% owned last week; 15% this week)With Nick Hundley absolutely stinking up the joint, the Padres...

• 5/27 The Friarhood: Padres Offensive Goes Missing After Game One Outburst.: After their highest run outburst of the 2012 season, the Padres offense went in the tank, scoring only one run in the final three...
• 5/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Best and Worst, with Stats: It started this morning. Checking out a few things on leaderboards, I noticed that Jamie Moyer, a personal favorite, had an unsightly...
• 5/25 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Hefner Can’t Recover After Rain, Lose to Padres 11-5: Jeremy Hefner was making his first MLB start against the first professional organization that he ever played for. Everything was...
• 5/24 Chicken Friars: St Louis Cardinals Complete the Sweep of the San Diego Padres: The Padres were able to strike for three quick runs in the first inning, but they couldn’t hold the lead.  And they couldn’t...
• 5/22 Chicken Friars: Could Nick Hundley Lose His Job?: The Padres tried to take a page from successful mid-market clubs like the Cleveland Indians in the mid-nineties, by targeting...
• 5/21 Padres Trail: Random Thoughts on Game 42 (vs Angels): Nothing like 13 innings of baseball to break up your Sunday, is there? Padres take 2 of 3 from California over the weekend. Some...
• 5/11 Crashburn Alley: Padres-Phillies Game Thread 5/11/12: These guys again. Following last month’s split of a 4 game series, the Padres (11-21) roll into Philadelphia for an NL cellar-dweller...
• 5/8 Padres Trail: Random Thoughts on Game 30 (vs Rockies): I don't know what ya-all's problem is - I go to Petco, the Padres win.  Tonight's 3-2 victory moves the Padres 4-2 when I'm...
• 5/5 Padres Trail: Random Thoughts about Game 27 (vs Marlins): Last night's 9-8, 12-inning loss to the Miami Marlins has to be the wackiest one I've seen in person.  Unlike the mainstream...
• 5/5 FanSided: Josh Johnson, Heath Bell struggle again, Infante leads Marlins to extra innings win: The Miami Marlins have now won four straight games. You would think that Ozzie Guillen and his team would be relaxed and finally...

• 4/28 Chicken Friars: Padres at Giants Game Recap: Base Running, Hundley’s Big Game Help Pads to Two in a Row: Nick Hundley had a career day.  He went 4 for 4 in the game with a run scored … [visit site to read more]Padres at Giants...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley delivers four hitsSan Diego Padres C Nick Hundley had four hits Friday, April 27, and is hitting .395 over his last 10 games....[+] San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley had four hits Friday, April 27, and is hitting .395 over his last 10 games.
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Late Night Roundup: The Mets and Rockies played a slugfest in Denver, Colorado scoring 11 times in the fifth inning and going on to an 18-9 win over...
• 4/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Pujols Knows Futility: It's been well documented that Albert Pujols is struggling to adapt to the American League. Most of us know he has yet to hit...
• 4/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Could a change for Jedd Gyorko mean no change for Chase Headley?: San Diego Padres top prospect Jedd Gyorko has played third base since being drafted in the second round in 2010. Gyorko, 23, seemed...
• 4/23 Chicken Friars: Nick Hundley Putting Slow Start Behind Him for Padres: Late in Spring Training, the Padres gave their starting Catcher Nick Hundley a … [visit site to read more]Nick Hundley Putting...
• 4/23 High Heat Stats: More Sunday game notes: Orioles 3, Angels 2: Baltimore is the first team this year with 9+ hits and all of them singles. Darren O’Day faced one...
• 4/23 Chicken Friars: Chase Headley Extension, Jedd Gyorko Position Change on the Horizon?: Chase Headley is the best Padres hitter right now.  After Sunday’s game, he is hitting .293/.432/.603.  He has 4 home...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley drives in fourSan Diego Padres C Nick Hundley homered, tripled and drove in four runs Sunday, April 22....[+] San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley homered, tripled and drove in four runs Sunday, April 22.
• 4/22 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/22 vs. Phillies: Sunday Runday is back!  Padres beat Phillies 6-1WP: Anthony Bass (1-2) LP: Joe Blanton (1-3) Homeruns - SD: Nick Hundley...
• 4/22 Baseball Musings: Hundley Slugs and Runs: Nick Hundley doubled his extra-base hit total for the season, slugging a triple and a home run Sunday afternoon against the Phillies....
• 4/22 Baseball Musings: Valentine Chass-tized: Murray Chass unloads on Bobby Valentine. He gets into Bobby’s head about the Daniel Bard start where Dan was left in the...
• 4/21 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Padres Game Thread 4/21/12: The Phillies are halfway through their grueling ten-game road trip. Game six of ten will be played tonight in San Diego as Roy...
• 4/19 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/18 vs. Rockies: Headley shows muscle, but can't carry the Padres to Victory.  Rockies win 8-4WP: Juan Nicasio (1-0) LP: Clayton Richard...
• 4/19 The Friarhood: Friars Fall Short In Colorado, Lose Series.: The Padres came in with a big statement win, giving them a chance to win one out of two to take their first series of 2012. But...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Top First-Time Arbitration Eligible Catchers For 2013: Carlos Santana and Jonathan Lucroy recently signed extensions, but some other catchers are on track for year to year raises...
• 4/18 Chicken Friars: The Curious Case of Chase Headley: The Padres have had a long history of doing something I like to call “making mistakes”. I know I’m probably not the person...
• 4/18 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/17 vs. Rockies: Father time puts the Padres bats to sleep.  Rockies win 5-3WP: Jaime Moyer (1-2) LP: Anthony Bass (0-2)Homeruns - SD:...
• 4/17 The Friarhood: Is It Just The Elevation, Or Are Our Friars Looking Good?: Hey there. How is everyone today? Me? I’m doing fantastic because our Padres picked themselves off the ground after getting...
• 4/17 Chicken Friars: Padres at Rockies Game Recap: Doubles Lead the Way to a Padres Win: The Padres pounded out seven doubles in the game with Chase Headley accounting for three of them.  Nick Hundley had three hits...
• 4/17 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/16 vs. Rockies: Padres earn first road victory, beating the Rockies 7-1WP: Cory Luebke (1-1) LP: Jeremy Guthrie (1-1)Homeruns - None The...
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Singles and Doubles: The Padres found some offense in Colorado as they collected 14 hits Monday night, seven singles and seven doubles. The only knocked...
• 4/16 Chicken Friars: Should Chris Denorfia Get More Playing Time for the Struggling Padres?: This 2-8 start by the Padres has been pretty darn ugly to watch to say the least.  Not sure what has been worse though: The losing...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley breaks out of funk: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley snapped his 0-for-21 stretch to start the season with a single in the third inning Sunday, April...[+] 15. His slump was the longest to start a season by a player on the team since Ozzie Smith started 0-for-32 in 1979.
• 4/15 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/15 vs. Dodgers: Umpire Dale Scott helps Padres find a new way to lose.  Padres fall 5-4 in series finale WP: Javy Guerra (1-0) LP: Brad...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley in deep slumpSan Diego Padres C Nick Hundley went 0-for-4 to extend his season-opening slump to 0-for-19....[+] San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley went 0-for-4 to extend his season-opening slump to 0-for-19.
• 4/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dee Gordon at his best as Dodgers win 6-5, plus minor-league notes: If you're wondering how good Dee Gordon can be, just look at what he did tonight. He helped to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0)...
• 4/6 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers: New beginnings with the same old endingLos Angeles Dodgers: New beginnings with the same old ending...
• 4/3 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: 31-50: We’re only a few days away from minor league Opening Day, and half of the list still needs to be covered. 50. Xander Bogaerts,...

• 3/31 Chicken Friars: Breaking Down the Cory Luebke Extension: Cory Luebke has just become the most recent Padre to get long-term security.  Cameron Maybin was first.  Nick Hundley was second....
• 3/31 The Friarhood: Padres Extend Luebke: The Padres ownership questions don't appear to be impeding Friar GM Josh Byrnes from continuing to implement his vision for the...
• 3/30 Padres Trail: Grandal to Tucson: I'll be back.  Soon.The San Diego Padres announced reassigning Yasmani Grandal today to AAA Tucson.This no doubt was a ...
• 3/30 Padres Trail: Guzman, Quentin, and the outfield: "I came up playing Right Field." - Carlos Quentin, Darren Smith show, December 2011When the Padres traded for Quentin this winter...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Does Darnell have a future in Padres organization?: With Chase Headley as the Padres established everyday third baseman going into 2012, the big question is what will San Diego do...
• 3/30 Roto Think Tank: A Partner's View of RotoThinkTank's NL Tout Team - Offense: Last night, Mike took an in-depth look at his team.  I thought, for fairness sake, I would try and take my own independent...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: New Padres GM Josh Byrnes transformed the team with a series of bold trades. Major League Signings Mark Kotsay, OF/1B:...
• 3/24 Chicken Friars: Jeff Moorad’s Time is Done, but How Was it Spent?: There hasn’t been an official announcement stating Jeff Moorad will not pursue the controlling interest in the team in the...
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley scheduled to return SaturdaySan Diego Chargers C Nick Hundley (side) is expected to return to Cactus League action Saturday, March 24....[+] San Diego Chargers C Nick Hundley (side) is expected to return to Cactus League action Saturday, March 24.
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Chipper, Cohen, Pelfrey: Three years ago today, Miami-Dade County commissioners approved the final documents necessary for the Marlins to move forward...
• 3/22 Chicken Friars: Yasmani Grandal’s Place With the Padres: Take a deep breath. The Nick Hundley extension won’t hurt Grandal’s chances of getting to the major leave level. We...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Forbes, Padres, Felix, Athletics: Forbes Magazine calculates the Yankees (unsurprisingly) as the most valuable franchise in baseball, worth an estimated $1.85 billion. ...
• 3/21 Call to the Pen: Nick Hundley Extended by San Diego Padres: The San Diego Padres have announced a two-year extension with catcher Nick Hundley.  The 28-year-old is guaranteed to receive...
• 3/20 The Friarhood: Padres Sign Nick Hundley to Contract Extension: Press Release provided by the San Diego Padres Media Department.PEORIA, Ariz. – The San Diego Padres today announced that they...
• 3/20 Baseball Musings: Hundley Extended: The Padres signed catcher Nick Hundley through the 2014 season. Aaron Gleeman wonders what this means for Yasmani Grandal, a top...
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley financial details: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension Tuesday, March 20. He will make $2 million...[+] this year, $3 million in 2013 and $4 million in 2014, and the team holds a $5 million option for the 2015 season.
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Extend Nick Hundley: The Padres and catcher Nick Hundley agreed to terms on a three-year extension, the team announced. The deal covers the 2012-14...
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley receives extension: The San Diego Padres agreed to terms on a contract extension with C Nick Hundley through the 2014 season. The deal includes a...[+] team option for the 2015 season. Financial terms weren't given.
• 3/18 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: San Diego PadresAs a small market team, the San Diego Padres seem to be perpetually rebuilding. Its rare to find any stars on their roster....
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/11/12 - 3/17/12: It's time to take a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR.. A year after retiring, 39-year-old Andy Pettitte is back...
• 3/17 Chicken Friars: Nick Hundley Contract Extension Analysis: As we covered earlier, the contract extension talks between the Padres and Nick Hundley have heated up.  Corey Brock reported...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Talks Heating Up Between Padres, Hundley: The Padres locked up Cameron Maybin to a five-year deal earlier this month, and now they're working on another core player. MLB.com's...
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley scratched: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (side) was scratched from the Cactus League game Friday, March 16, with a sore right side. The...[+] move was purely done as a precaution. 'Sore side for Nick, a couple days off,' manager Bud Black said. 'He should be OK.'
• 3/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Cactus League update: Finding fantasy sleepers: Spring training is under way! What better time to snuff out potential fantasy baseball sleepers. Unless you are a walking baseball...
• 3/14 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS Analyst NL-Only Catchers: In his annual post-mortem, MikeGianella captured the essence of National League catchers: “On average, the National League seems...
• 3/8 The Friarhood: 2012 Padres Organizational Depth: Catcher: Prior to the emergence of 2005 draftee, Nick Hundley, catcher was an organizational weakness for the Padres. However, over the...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Royals, Heyward, Diamondbacks: On this date 25 years ago Andre Dawson signed a one-year, $650K contract with the Cubs. Owners were colluding against players...
• 3/6 The Baseball Page: San Diego Padres: 3 Up and 3 Down: The San Diego Padres spent their second offseason in a row mired between an odd mix of rebuilding and contending, like when you...

• 2/27 Baseball Musings: Changes, San Diego Padres: The Padres hope Carlos Quentin can improve the team's .305 OBP the posted in 2011. Photo: Jeff Moffett/Icon SMI The San Diego...
• 2/12 The Friarhood: Top Five Catchers in Padres History: To get ready for the 2012 season we’ll be looking at the top five players in Padre History at each position.  The first rule:...

• 1/31 i70baseball.com: Ship McClellan To The PadresIf the Cardinals are looking to trade McClellan, they could do worse than ship him to San Diego....
• 1/30 Chicken Friars: The Platoon Advantage: How Much Can John Baker Help?:   Sep 13, 2011; San Francisco CA, USA; San Diego Padres catcher Nick Hundley (4) during batting practice before the game...
• 1/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Notes: Davis, Niemann, Maddon, Pena: A few items on the Rays courtesy of Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.. A few months ago it would have seemed unlikely that...
• 1/21 The Daily Catch: Evaluating a Strange Offseason in San Diego: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Hardball Times Written by: Myron Logan Earlier this offseason, we talked about...
• 1/18 Chicken Friars: Padres Avoid Arbitration With Four More Players Including Carlos Quentin: He didn’t get an extension.  Instead, Carlos Quentin got a one-year deal worth slightly more than MLB Trade Rumor predicted...
• 1/18 The Friarhood: Padres 2012 Projected Salaries Updated: I wanted to update the Padres salary projections for 2012.  The Padres have plenty of players arbitration eligible, for those...
• 1/17 The Friarhood: Padres Agree To Contracts with Nine Players: The San Diego Padres have now reached an agreement with nine of their 11 players that were eligible for arbitration. The Padres...
• 1/17 The Friarhood: Padres Agree To Contracts With Joe Thatcher and John Baker: The Padres have reached to contract agreements with C John Baker and P Joe Thatcher. Thatcher is signed for a $700k contract...
• 1/13 Chicken Friars: Nick Hundley’s Constant Improvement: Nick Hundley is old in catcher years.  He’s 28 and should be starting to see his numbers dip each season from years of...
• 1/9 Blogging From The Bleachers: Revitalizing San Diego’s Roster One Trade at a Time: Most of the talk so far this offseason has centered on the dramatic roster makeover that has been taking place in Oakland. While...
• 1/4 The Daily Catch: Padres Roster All Set?: This article is courtesy of our friends at Chicken Friars Written by: Justin Hunter Josh Byrnes told Corey Brock of Padres.com,...
• 1/4 Chicken Friars: Padres Roster All Set?: Josh Byrnes told Corey Brock of Padres.com, “On the position-player side, I can’t imagine we make any more additions.”...

• 12/31 Chicken Friars: Padres Trade Two Prospects for Carlos Quentin: After weeks of rumors, Josh Byrnes and the San Diego Padres finally made the move.  They traded two prospects to the Chicago...
• 12/30 High Heat Stats: 2011 Part-time All-Stars: Josh Harrison, part-time 2011 NL All-Star third basemanIcon SMIHere are the players who played part-time in 2011 (maximum of 100...
• 12/29 The Friarhood: Padres 2012 Projected Salaries : With the Mat Latos trade completed and what seems to be a holding pattern on any trades of Chase Headley and/or Anthony ...
• 12/27 Chicken Friars: Breaking Down Bill Center’s Prediction of the 2012 Padres Starting Lineup: Bill Center, who covers the Padres for the San Diego Union Tribune, released his prediction or the 2012 starting lineup.  Here’s...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligible Extension Candidates: From Matt Moore to Chris Carpenter, extensions for players not eligible for arbitration happen all the time.  More commonly,...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Byrnes On Latos, Alonso, Rizzo, Surplus: Some highlights from Josh Byrnes' conference call this afternoon.. Padres GM Josh Byrnes said four teams had the right package...

• 11/24 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Quentin, Bell, Baker, Scouting: The Padres have Carlos Quentin "on their list of possibilities" for an offseason trade, reports Bill Center of the San Diego...
• 11/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Padres trade Wade LeBlanc for Marlins catcher John Baker: The Padres have reportedly traded swing-man/starting pitcher Wade LeBlanc to the Miami Marlins for catcher John Baker. Baker,...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins, Padres Swap John Baker For Wade LeBlanc: The Marlins have traded catcher John Baker to the Padres for left-hander Wade LeBlanc, according to a press release from the...
• 11/22 Chicken Friars: Position Analysis: Catcher: I’ve always said catchers have the most important job on the field.  They must call the game, position the defense, check...
• 11/22 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Catchers: You have to squint to see it, but the market on N.L. catchers last year was a little more aggressive than in years past.Ten...
• 11/11 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: San Diego Padres: 71-91, 5th place, 23 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the San Diego Padres.  Each day (except...
• 11/2 Crashburn Alley: Carlos Ruiz Again Rates Among Game’s Best Defensive Catchers: It’s one of my favorite times of the year: Matt Klaassen (@devil_fingers) posts an update of his fantastic catcher defense...
• 11/1 MLB Dirt: My National League Gold Glove Winners: The Arizona Diamondbacks have a legitimate shot at winning four of the Gold Gloves this year after a year of dominating defense....

• 10/16 Padres Trail: Team Leaders: Ryan Ludwick does not exist.  He never existed.If you go to the Padres official website, about half-way down you'll find...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres: Prepare for another offseason of short-term free agent deals from the Padres in their attempt to stop the bleeding on a perennially...
• 10/12 The Friarhood: Padres Should Make Catching Upgrade a Priority: To say the least, the Padres will have an interesting off-season in 2011. While it is impossible to project next year’s roster...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Clayton Richard, Jeff Fulchino, Luke Gregerson,...
• 10/3 mlbreports.com : How to Value and Manage Catchers on Your MLB Fantasy Team: Monday October 3, 2011     Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst – MLB reports):  The catching position is one that...

• 9/29 The Friarhood: Padres Pour It On Against Cubbies To End Season On High Note: As rough as this season has been for the Friar Faithful, all the frustration of a lost season took a backseat to elation as...
• 9/29 Padres Trail: Game Reflections - #162 vs Cubs: It's been an emotional roller-coaster of a last 24 hours.  Three ridiculously tense elimination games stretched the drama...
• 9/14 The Friarhood: The San Antonio Missions of Today are the Padres of Tomorrow: One Team One Mission Those of you that have followed the website and the radio show this season know that I don't hide my...
• 9/12 B-R Blog: Recap for Sunday 9/11/11: Seventeen days and three races left!: -- Rays 9, Red Sox 1 (wild-card gap down to 3 in the loss column): With Jon Lester on the hill, Boston was banking on the adage...
• 9/7 NY Baseball Digest: A Bullpen Session With Greg Maddux: Greg Maddux is fifth all-time in wins with 355. Think about it, that is only eight less than Warren Spahn, and eighteen less than...
• 9/4 Padres Trail: Game Reflections - #139 vs Rockies: The Padres will drive you crazy sometimes...Last night's game was a bit surreal.  Four foul outs, including a rarely foul...
• 9/1 B-R Blog: Wednesday Wambsgansses … or, Games of 8/31/2011: [No, there wasn't an unassisted triple play. But isn't it fun to say "Wambsganss"?] -- Eric Hosmer had his first 2-HR game, but...

• 8/24 22gigantes.com: Game recap: SD 7, SF 5: After making a dramatic comeback against a very tough Mat Latos (6 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 1 ER, 2 K) to erase a 4-0 deficit Tuesday night,...
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Gaining on the Giants: The Padres reeled off their fifth win in a row as they beat the Giants 7-5 Tuesday night. Mat Latos started the night strong,...
• 8/22 The Friarhood: Padres Punctuate Perfect Day With Series Sweep: The San Diego Padres retired jersey number 51 in honor of their legendary closer Trevor Hoffman on Sunday. The pregame ceremony...
• 8/21 Baseball Musings: High Run Padres: The Padres defeated the Marlins 14-1 on Saturday night. Nick Hundley went four for four with homer a two doubles, missing the...
• 8/17 COSFBA: Line of the Day: Nick Hundley: August 16th, 2011: Catcher Nick Hundley went 3-for-4 with two triples, an RBI and two runs scored in the San Diego Padres 6-1 victory over...
• 8/17 B-R Blog: Three players with 2 triples in a game on the same day: I already remarked on Bryan Petersen's 2-triple game, but two other guys also had two triples in a game yesterday: Rk Player Date...
• 8/15 The Friarhood: Friars Fly Home Happy Having Avoided Sweep in Cincinnati: The Padres won the final game of the series for the eighth consecutive time on Sunday, avoiding the sweep at the hands of the...
• 8/8 Up Along First: Series Preview: Padres: The Mets start a four game series tonight against the Padres at 7:10. Here is what you should know about the Padres. San Diego...
• 8/8 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Padres Series Preview: Some quick notes regarding the upcoming game and series between the Mets and Padres … Ruben Tejada has been summoned from...

• 7/15 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (52-40) at SD (40-52): Fresh off a Giant-centric All-Star Game (in which both Pablo Sandoval and Brian Wilson contributed in the NL's victory), the...
• 7/14 Through The Fence Baseball: 15 players the Texas Rangers could look at before the trade deadline: For those who listened to the podcast today, I told you I’d have a trade board put up tonight with some of the names you could...
• 7/12 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 14 July 11-17: Welcome to the All-Star Week edition of Gearing Up.  This week is a tough week for fantasy owners, particularly in streaming...

• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/23: Mother Nature tried to do her absolute best to try and erase John Lackey's craptastic start for the Boston Red Sox against the...
• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/22: The San Diego Padres were the recipients of the same thing one of their pitchers did on Monday night. And that is take advantage...
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/23: Mother Nature tried to do her absolute best to try and erase John Lackey's craptastic start for the Boston Red Sox against the...
• 6/22 Baseball Happenings: Game 73 Recap: SDP – 022 000 100 – 5 – 7 – 1BOS – 101 101 000 – 4 – 13 – 0  This was easily one of the weirder games of...
• 6/22 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/22: The San Diego Padres were the recipients of the same thing one of their pitchers did on Monday night. And that is take advantage...
• 6/22 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly - June 21, 2011: WP: Chad Qualls  (4-3)LP: Dan Wheeler (0-1)SV: Heath Bell (19) With Mat Latos, and the Padres Bullpen, the Padres claw, scrap,...
• 6/19 Chicken Friars: Was Nick Hundley ready to make his return?: Nick Hundley returned from the disabled list earlier this month recovering from a strained oblique on his right side. Since he...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Looking For Catching Help, Fox Claim Unlikely: As if Ryan Doumit's fractured ankle wasn't enough, today the Pirates learned that catcher Chris Snyder will need surgery to...
• 6/9 The Friarhood: Hundley Activated from the DL, Tekotte Optioned to San Antonio: SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Padres announced today they have reinstated catcher Nick Hundley from the 15-day disabled...
• 6/9 The Friarhood: Padres Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-7-11: The Storm offense explodes in Lancaster as dueling third baseman Jedd Gyorko and Edinson Rincon combine for 10 hits, 11 RBI,...
• 6/9 The Friarhood: Padres Rocked in Rubber Game As They Await Rizzo: The Rockies beat the Padres 5-3 to win the series against the two NL West rivals Wednesday afternoon. The loss kept the Padres...
• 6/8 The Pesky Pole: Down On The Farm – 06.07.11: Tacoma Rainiers 1 @ Tucson Padres 9: It was a total team effort today for Tucson to defeat Tacoma Rainiers after the Rainiers embarrassed...
• 6/7 The Friarhood: Padres Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-6-11: Will Venable logs his 3rd straight multi hit game but the T-Pads are once again crushed by Tacoma’s offensive explosion....
• 6/7 The Pesky Pole: Down On The Farm – 06.06.11: Tacoma Rainiers 24 @ Tucson Padres 3: Yes, you are looking at the scores correctly. Tacoma beat Tucson by three touchdowns and...
• 6/7 The Friarhood: Padres Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-5-11:  Will Venable puts up another stolen base and home run for Tucson but the Rainiers score 11 through the first 3 inning...
• 6/6 The Friarhood: Padres Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-4-11: Anthony Bass spins a one hit gem in San Antonio but the Missions fall to the Cardinals. Will Inman tosses 6 stellar innings...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley could start rehab assignment soon: Updating a previous report, San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) may start a rehab assignment Saturday, June 4, with Triple-A...[+] Tucson.
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley takes batting practice: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) was able to take on-field batting practice Wednesday, June 1. He is scheduled to throw...[+] Thursday, June 2. Hundley is still at least a week away from returning, as he must go on a minor league rehab assignment before he is activated from the 15-day disabled list.
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley nearing rehab assignment: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) is expected to take on-field batting practice Wednesday, June 1. Hundley will also make...[+] throws to the bases Wednesday for the first time since landing on the 15-day disabled list. He was able to swing in the cages for the past two days, and he said Tuesday, May 31, that he is hopeful of heading out on a minor league rehab assignment this weekend with either Class A Lake Elsinore or Triple-A Tucson.

• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley nearing rehab assignment: Updating a previous report, San Diego Padres manager Bud Black said Friday, May 27, that C Nick Hundley (oblique) is nearing a...[+] minor league rehab assignment.
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley to swing this weekend: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) is set to hit off a tee and do soft toss drills this weekend. He could also wind up...[+] taking live batting practice.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley eyeing June 2: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) is hoping to begin a rehab assignment during the team's upcoming six-game road trip....[+] 'My goal is to be ready to be activated when the Padres return home (June 2),' said Hundley, who has been on the disabled list since May 6.
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley update: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (side) is about a week away from returning, and the team will know by Friday, May 27, if he can...[+] begin taking swings.
• 5/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tis The Season of Super Two: Last year I wrote a pair of columns for the now defunct Inside Pulse Sports under the heading “Super Two, Super For Who?,”...
• 5/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: Category Management - Finding Home Runs: Still has some popDaniel Aubain over at COSFBA looks into an issue many of us are dealing with - finding home runs.  We talked...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley catches bullpen session: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) was able to catch a bullpen session Saturday, May 14. It was the first time he was able...[+] to do so since landing on the 15-day disabled list May 6.
• 5/9 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 9, 2011: Logan Forsythe $5.  Other bids: $3.Mike wrote about Logan extensively the other day.  Forsythe only has five at-bats...
• 5/7 The Friarhood: Padres place C Nick Hundley on 15-day DL; Select C Kyle Phillips from Double-A San Antonio: SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Padres announced today they have placed catcher Nick Hundley on the 15-day disabled list...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley to DL: The San Diego Padres placed C Nick Hundley (oblique) on the 15-day disabled list Friday, May 6, with a strained right oblique....[+] C Kyle Phillips was recalled from Double-A San Antonio in a corresponding move. C Rob Johnson will likely handle the majority of the starts behind the plate with Hundley on the DL.
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Lineup notes: San Diego Padres C Rob Johnson is starting in place of C Nick Hundley (oblique) Friday, May 6. IF Eric Patterson is playing second...[+] base.
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley injuredSan Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) is suffering from a strained right oblique muscle....[+] San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (oblique) is suffering from a strained right oblique muscle.

• 4/30 Lasorda's Lair: Gwynn’s Catch Bails out Broxton, Saves Dodgers:   Whew! Well that was interesting. The Dodgers were cruising with a 3-1 lead with 2 outs in the 9th thanks to homers by Juan...
• 4/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Tony Gwynn Saves the Day: With two outs in the ninth inning, I had written a whole post about how tonight had gone almost perfectly. Don Mattingly had made...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Chase Headley still absent: San Diego Padres 3B Chase Headley is still out of the lineup Wednesday, April 27, for the second straight day. C Rob Johnson is...[+] replacing C Nick Hundley behind the dish. 1B Jorge Cantu receives the start at third base in place of Headley. Headley is mired in a 2-for-23 slump that has dropped his average from .269 to .213.
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Records: Catchers: Yesterday we looked at the arbitration records for starting pitchers.  Today let's check out the records for catchers who went...
• 4/26 Chicken Friars: Friars Starting Lineup: .bbpBox63002353699266560 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/39235226/TWITBkg.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;}...
• 4/25 Chicken Friars: Time to make some changes: It has been less than a month of baseball and it is already time to make some changes to the team. The poor offense is wasting...
• 4/25 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Pick Ups of The Week from The Bleacher GM: Houston RocketJeremy T. Manning offers up some waiver wire acquisitions for you to consider this morning over at The Bleacher...
• 4/23 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy or Sell - The Best of the April Pick Ups: How come Boston used Masterson out of the bullpen?Charlie Saponara over at Fantasy Baseball 365 takes a look at those hot pick...
• 4/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Catching Solutions: Hernandez is not a great option, but maybe your best optionWith Joe Mauer and Victor Martinez out you may be scanning the waiver...
• 4/20 Obstructed View: San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs Times Two: This is for both games of the doubleheader if possible. Gameday (game 1) Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will...
• 4/20 Chicken Friars: Game 1 of 2: We get 18 innings to try and score some runs: Last game, the Padres got 10 innings to try and score a run and failed. Today we have 18 innings scheduled and we better be looking...
• 4/19 Chicken Friars: Can we score some runs for Moseley?: Dustin Moseley has been the tough-luck pitcher of the season. He has an ERA of 1.83 and all he has to show for it is 3 losses....
• 4/19 Obstructed View: Series Preview: San Diego Padres (7-8) at Chicago Cubs (7-8): Despite the fact that the Cubs lost the series (as expected), I came away mildly impressed with the team's performance in Colorado....
• 4/18 Chicken Friars: Offense held scoreless again: Chicago Cubs 1 – San Diego Padres 0 W: Carlos Marmol (1-1) L: Chad Qualls (0-1) The Padres offense is pathetic. Through...
• 4/18 Obstructed View: San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs:   Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will Venable .323 .49 .01 Purple .342 .56 -.03 Chase...
• 4/18 Chicken Friars: Can we make it 2 in a row for the first time this season?: It will be a chilly night out at Wrigley against the Cubs but the Padres are hoping that they can bring over their warm bats from...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (3) Heath Bell may not finish the season...
• 4/17 Chicken Friars: Padres escape Houston with a series split: San Diego Padres 8 – Houston Astros 6 W: Ernesto Frieri (1-1) L: Mark Melancon (1-1) S: Heath Bell (4) For a change, the...
• 4/17 Chicken Friars: Another day, must mean another lineup change: It is getaway day and the Padres look to take off with a split in the series between the Houston Astros. Buddy Black made another...
• 4/16 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 3: Here we are … week 3 and the injuries keep piling on. Either way time for some waiver diving, enjoy! For Those with Joe...
• 4/15 Chicken Friars: Ludwick dropped to 7th in the order, Harang hoping for run support: Aaron Harang will take the mound today and hope for a little help from his friends. Dustin Moseley did not get any love from his...
• 4/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Flier - Nick Hundley: Don't get too excited about Hundley's startAdvanced Fantasy Baseball analyzes Nick Hundley's hot start and whether he's worth...
• 4/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: Injury Report - Joe Mauer DL Bound: The goodbye is the hardest partAfter 2 days off, Joe Mauer has been placed on the DL with "bilateral leg weakness."  That's...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley batting fifth in lineup: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley hit fifth in the lineup Thursday, April 14, against the Houston Astros, according to MLB.com's...[+] Corey Brock. It is the highest he has ever hit in a major league lineup.
• 4/14 Chicken Friars: The merry-go-round lineup… changes made to try and generate offense: San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros The Padres have struggled to put up some runs and Buddy Black decided to tinker around with...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Bottom of the order is producing: San Diego Padres Cs Nick Hundley and Rob Johnson, as well as IF Alberto Gonzalez, have been golden out of the eighth spot in the...[+] batting order, reports Bill Center, of The San Diego Union-Tribune. The trio has posted a .410 (16-for-39) batting average, while those in the No. 4 and 5 spots have been mostly non-productive.
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cameron Maybin hitting leadoff: San Diego Padres OF Cameron Maybin is hitting leadoff instead of OF Will Venable Wednesday, April 13, according to The San Diego...[+] Union-Tribune's Bill Center. OF Chris Denorfia is starting in place of Venable and C Rob Johnson gives C Nick Hundley the day off.
• 4/12 Chicken Friars: Can we get Richard some run support?: The pitching has kept us in the ballgame in all of our losses thus far, but the bats have not been able to give the Padres enough...
• 4/12 The Friarhood: The Basement Tapes: Week 2: Welcome to the new weekly edition of The Basement Tapes. Let's get started before this becomes a monthly thing.   Play of the...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley snaps hitting streak: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley went 0-for-3 Monday, April 11, to snap his seven-game hitting streak, according to The San Diego...[+] Union-Tribune's Bill Center. The streak was the third longest of his career.
• 4/12 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/11 vs. CIN: Padres offense struggles again as they fall 3-2 to the Reds WP: Edinson Volquez (2-0) LP: Mat Latos (0-1) HR – CIN: Gomes...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: Return of the Mat (Latos): Cincinnati Reds (6-3) vs San Diego Padres (4-4) Edinson Volquez (0-0, 7.50 ERA) vs Mat Latos (first start of the season) Our Ace...
• 4/11 Blog Red Machine: Game 1: Reds v PadresA look at tonight's starting pitchers and comparing the offense and pitching of the Reds and Padres....
• 4/11 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/10 vs. LA: Padres break the bats out and put a beating on the Dodgers 7-2 WP: Aaron Harang (2-0) LP: John Ely (0-1) HR – SD: Ludwick...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: The overreactive lineup change: Allow me a second to overreact! I know that we have only played in 8 games so far this season and that there is a long road ahead,...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: The bats come alive!: San Diego Padres 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W: Aaron Harang (2-0) L: John Ely (0-1) After struggling all night yesterday...
• 4/8 Chicken Friars: The Dodgers are heading south – game time tweet feed #FriarFriday: BEAT LA! BEAT LA! BEAT LA!!!! The duds fans will be heading south to try and invade our ballpark for the first weekend series...
• 4/8 Call to the Pen: The Smallest of Sample Sizes: The Four 2-HR Minor Leaguers: We've had all of one day of minor league games, and here I am writing my second article based on 2011 minor league stats. Hopefully,...
• 4/8 Chicken Friars: The Duds are coming to town – series preview: The Duds are heading down south to face our Friars in a 3-game series starting today. Kenny Shulsen of Lasorda’s Lair...
• 4/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Flier - Chris Iannetta: Iannetta may have passed mediocreCoors Field is for hitters what Petco is for Pitchers.  You're never as good anywhere else...
• 4/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Series Preview: Dodgers at Padres April 8-10: Los Angeles Dodgers (3-3) at San Diego Padres (3-2)April 8-10Games: 7-9Location: Petco Park2011 record vs. Padres: N/A2010 record...
• 4/7 Fantasy Sports Information: Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups: The fantasy baseball season is well underway, and it’s time for fantasy owners to drop some of their dead weight and look...
• 4/7 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/6 vs. SF: The Padres get freaked out and fall 8-4 to the Giants WP – Tim Lincecum (1-1) LP – Tim Stauffer (1-1) Save – Ramon...
• 4/7 Chicken Friars: Not so Friar baseball!: San Francisco Giants 8 – San Diego Padres 4 W: Tim Lincecum (1-1) L: Tim Stauffer (0-1) S: Ramon Ramirez (1) We played some...
• 4/6 22gigantes.com: Lincecum strikes out 13 in Giants' win over Padres: Tim Lincecum struck out 13 and held the San Diego Padres to one run and three hits in seven innings to lead the defending World...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley finds the seats: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley continued his hot hitting Wednesday, April 6, against the San Francisco Giants, belting his first...[+] home run of the season. Hundley is batting .500 with a home run and five RBI, hitting safely in each of his first five games.
• 4/6 Chicken Friars: Padres vs Giants game time twitter feed #StayScrappy: I didn’t tweet as much as I should have yesterday and will try to be more of a monster with it today to keep the feed going...
• 4/6 B-R Blog: 2011 On Base 10+ Times Through 4/5/11: This is just one of the fun little things you can do with Play Index' Game Finder - how many players, to date this season, have...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley swinging hot stick: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley is hitting .533 in his first 15 at-bats this year while the rest of the team is hitting a combined...[+] .174 (20-for-115), according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center.
• 4/6 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/5 vs. SF: Padres Show Giants “Who’s Your Padre” with a 3-1 victory in the home opener WP – Aaron Harang (1-0) LP – Madison...
• 4/6 Bay City Ball: Losing to the Padres: So, a 3:35 PM start, huh? Well, that was fun… can’t wait for round two tomorrow! There’s nothing quite like the extra-special...
• 4/4 Roto Think Tank: National League 5x5 Home League Results: On Sunday, I parti**** in my home league National League auction.  This is the second year of the league, and this year's...
• 4/3 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/2 at STL: Padres beat Cardinals 11-3 in St. Louis WP – Clayton Richard (1-0) LP – Jake Westbrook (0-1) HR – SD: Headley (1) STL:...

• 3/30 The Friarhood: 10 Padres Predictions Destined To Go Wrong: It’s Opening Week, the roster is settling out and I’m channeling my inner Nostradamus. I know that a lot of you are fans...
• 3/29 Chicken Friars: The final spring lineup 3/29/11: San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers Today’s lineup: SS Jason Bartlett .231, 8 R 2B Orlando Hudson .306 , 1 HR, 6 RBI 1B...
• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Rob Johnson beats out Guillermo Quiroz: The San Diego Padres reassigned C Guillermo Quiroz to the minor league camp Monday, March 28, meaning C Rob Johnson won the backup...[+] job to starter C Nick Hundley, reports Corey Brock, of MLB.com. 'Anytime you make the Opening Day roster you're excited,' Johnson said. 'It's a great clubhouse, the staff is incredible. I'm really excited.'
• 3/28 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup 3/28/11: San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers Today’s lineup: CF Will Venable .255, 2HR, 9 RBI SS Jason Bartlett .250, 8 R 2B Orlando...
• 3/27 Chicken Friars: Padres late rally come up short against the Dodgers: Los Angeles Dodgers 5 – San Diego Padres 4 W: Clayton Kershaw (2-1) L: Dustin Moseley (0-2) S: Ramon Troncoso (1) Dustin...
• 3/26 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup 3/26/11: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Duds CF Will Venable .286, 2HR, 9 RBI SS Jason Bartlett .242, 8 R 2B Orlando Hudson .349, 1 HR,...
• 3/24 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs Rangers: Padres lineup vs. Rangers: RF Will Venable .308 AVG, 2 HR, 9 RBI CF Cameron Maybin .349 AVG, 2 HR, 2 RBI 1B Jorge Cantu 7-for-37,...
• 3/23 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs Reds: Padres vs Reds RF Will Venable .286 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI LF Chris Denorfia .415 AVG, 1 HR, 7 RBI 2B Orlando Hudson .351 AVG, 1 HR,...
• 3/22 Chicken Friars: Latos struggles in loss to White Sox: San Diego Padres 5 – Chicago White Sox 8 W: Sergio Santos L: Randy Flores Mat Latos has not looked good this spring, and...
• 3/21 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, San Diego Padres: Ryan Ludwick hopes to supply some needed power to the Padres lineup. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with...
• 3/21 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs White Sox: San Diego Padres vs Chicago White Sox 7:05 Start Time RF Chris Denorfia .421 AVG, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 SB CF Cameron Maybin .389 AVG,...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2012: Kendrys Morales, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Geovany Soto, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, and Phil Hughes...
• 3/21 The Friarhood: 2011 Padres Projections: Offense: Those of you that follow fantasy baseball closely are familiar with the name Ron Shandler.  He is one of most respected...
• 3/19 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: NL West – San Diego Padres: San Diego Padres (2010 record: 90-72) Notable additions: SS Jason Bartlett, 1B Jorge Cantu, RHP Aaron Harang, 1B Brad Hawpe, 2B...
• 3/15 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Luneup vs Angels: Padres vs Angels SS Jason Bartlett .286 AVG, 6 Hits, 5 Singles 2B Orlando Hudson .200 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI LF Ryan Ludwick .261 AVG,...
• 3/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley returns to action: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (illness, groin) returned to the lineup Sunday, March 13, going 1-for-2 with a run scored, reports...[+] Corey Brock, of MLB.com. 'If this were the regular season, I would have played,' Hundley said. He was dealing with the flu last week, and then he suffered a groin injury, last playing in a Cactus League game March 5.
• 3/13 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs Cleveland: LF Eric Patterson .368 AVG, 2 RBI, 1 SB 2B Orlando Hudson .222 AGV, 1 HR, 2 RBI 1B Brad Hawpe .500 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB 3B Jesus...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley ready to handle duties on his own: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black said Monday, March 7, that C Nick Hundley is ready to handle the majority of the catching duties...[+] following the sudden retirement of veteran C Gregg Zaun, reports Tom Singer, of MLB.com. 'I think he's up for the challenge,' Black said. 'He wants to do it. The will is there, the talent is there. We'll give him that responsibility.'
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Express Interest In Bengie Molina: 6:55pm: The Padres inquired on Molina and heard that he is retired, according to Dan Hayes of the North County Times (on Twitter). 6:23pm: Gregg...
• 3/7 Chicken Friars: Should the Friars go after Bengie Molina?: With Gregg Zaun announcing his retirement today, should the Padres go after veteran catcher Bengie Molina? Rob Johnson is currently...
• 3/7 Chicken Friars: Greg Zaun set to announce retirement today: San Diego Padres catcher Gregg Zaun is set to announce his retirement today. The 39-year-old played 1232 games in the Major Leagues,...
• 3/3 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs D-Backs: Eric Patterson CF .200 AVG, 1 RBI, 1 RUNS Chris Denorfia LF .667 AVG, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 1 RUNS Will Venable RF .375 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI,...
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Rob Johnson feeling strong: San Diego Padres C Rob Johnson (hip) feels rejuvenated early in the spring after having labrum tears in both of his hips repaired...[+] in October 2009, reports Corey Brock, of MLB.com. 'It was a crazy surgery. I couldn't move. I couldn't even lift up my leg,' Johnson said. 'It was almost like learning to walk again.' Johnson is trying to win a backup job behind C Nick Hundley.
• 3/1 Chicken Friars: Today’s Lineup vs Kansas City Royals – 3/1/11: Cameron Maybin CF Jarrett Hoffpauir 2B Chase Headley 3B Brad Hawpe 1B Nick Hundley C Gregg Zaun DH Chris Denorfia LF Aaron Cunningham...

• 2/28 Chicken Friars: Today’s Lineup vs. Mariners – 2/28/11: 1:05 pm start time Will Venable CF Jason Bartlett SS Jorge Cantu 3B Ryan Ludwick LF Orlando Hudson 2B Oscar Salazar DH Jesus Guzman...
• 2/27 Chicken Friars: First Game of the Spring: Here is the lineup for the first game of the Spring, game starts at 12:05 today: Will Venable RF Everth Cabrera SS Jorge Cantu...
• 2/26 The Friarhood: Padres Position Players - Lindy's Scouting Report: Among the many baseball publications I have purchased this winter, one of the most interesting is the 2011 Lindy's Sports Baseball...
• 2/22 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 San Diego Padres: New addition Jason Bartlett should lead off for the Padres. (Getty)The biggest move of the Padres' off-season was the trade of...
• 2/20 The Friarhood: Nick Hundley – Player Profile: Position: Catcher Height: 6' 1" Weight: 205 lb. Age 27 MLB Team(s): Padres 2008-2010 Nick Hundley is one of the good guys...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Bell, Zaun, Bullpen: Here's the latest from the Padres as they try to match their surprising 2010 season... Heath Bell won't be surprised or...
• 2/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Ranking the Catchers Part 2: The rest;6. Carlos Santana 2010 .260 23 6 22 3 Projected .248 59 29 72 3Expectations are high for the Indians backstop who...
• 2/7 The Friarhood: Padres announce 2011 FanFest schedule: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today released details surrounding 2011 FanFest, including a complete schedule of clinics,...

• 1/31 Chicken Friars: Padres Award Banquet: The San Diego Padres held their annual awards banquet last night and here are some of the awards: Team Awards: Team MVP: 1B Adrian...
• 1/31 Chicken Friars: A.Gon and Nick Hundley at the Rock Church this Sunday: Former Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez and C Nick Hundley will be at the Rock Church this Sunday, January 30, to share their story...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley to be everyday catcher: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black thinks C Nick Hundley is ready to be the team's everyday catcher this year, according to The...[+] San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center. 'Nick sees the game differently than he did a year, two years ago,' Black said. 'He has always cared about the pitcher and the team ... he always put those first, which is a must for anyone who wants to catch.'
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Sign Gregg Zaun: The Padres signed Gregg Zaun to a minor league deal, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock (Twitter links). Zaun and Rob Johnson...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Hoyer On Bell, Contracts, Pitchers, Hawpe, Hudson: Padres GM Jed Hoyer spoke with Darren Smith of XX1090 Sports Radio about the state of his team yesterday. You can download the...
• 1/15 The Friarhood: Hoyer garbage picks catching, relief help: Earlier this week, Jed Hoyer and the Padres signed Jason Bartlett to a two year deal worth a guaranteed $11 million, with a club...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Close To Deal With Gregg Zaun: The Padres are close to a deal with free agent catcher Gregg Zaun, reports Bill Center of The San Diego Union-Tribune.  ...
• 1/12 Chicken Friars: SuperFest 2011: Meet Adrian Gonzalez, Heath Bell: Clipped from: www.superfestsd.com (share this clip) Get your FREE ticket now for SUPERFEST Saturday February 5th. Space is limited,...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Could Add Reliever, Catcher, Bat: GM Jed Hoyer told MLB.com's Corey Brock that the Padres may still add a reliever, a backup catcher and a left-handed hitter (Twitter...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Looking To Add Catching Depth: The Padres are looking for catching help according to MLB.com's Corey Brock (Twitter links), specifically seeking a backup for...

• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Will Venable could be leadoff man: San Diego Padres OF Will Venable could be the team's leadoff hitter next season, with SS Jason Bartlett and 2B Orlando Hudson...[+] following him, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center. 'I liked the job Venable did last season when we used him (29 games mostly late in the season) in the leadoff slot,' manager Bud Black said recently. 1B Brad Hawpe figures to hit in the heart of the order. 3B Chase Headley will likely hit sixth, followed by OF Cameron Maybin and C Nick Hundley.
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/19/10 - 12/25/10: Happy Holidays to all of our readers! It's been slow the past couple of days, but there was plenty of action earlier in the week,...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Rob Johnson expected to be backup: San Diego Padres C Rob Johnson is expected to serve as the backup to C Nick Hundley next season, according to MLB.com's Bailey...[+] Stephens.
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Acquire Rob Johnson: The Padres acquired catcher Rob Johnson from the Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations, according to...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Catching Market: Victor Martinez, John Buck, A.J. Pierzynski, Miguel Olivo and Yorvit Torrealba have all agreed to multiyear deals this offseason...

• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers, Torrealba Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Rangers agreed to sign Yorvit Torrealba to a two-year, $6.25MM deal that will pay the catcher $3MM in 2011 and $3.25MM in...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Torrealba Cutting Ties With Padres: The Padres view Nick Hundley as their starting catcher of the future, and Yorvit Torrealba isn't looking to take a diminshed...
• 11/11 B-R Blog: 2010 Productive But Not Full-Time Batters: How many batters last season had between 200 and 350 PA and had more than zero batting wins? Here's the answer - Rk Player BtWins...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Seek Backup Catcher: The Padres expect to ease catcher Nick Hundley into a bigger role in 2011, but they’ll look to complement him with a backup,...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley to start: San Diego Padres general manager Jed Hoyer said C Nick Hundley has shown enough progress to be the everyday catcher in 2011, the...[+] North County Times' Dan Hayes reports.
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Torrealba Declines Mutual Option: Catcher Yorvit Torrealba has declined his side of his mutual option with the Padres, reports Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune. ...

• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For A.J. Pierzynski: The White Sox may be the best fit of all for A.J. Pierzynski, who hits free agency this offseason. It once seemed as though Tyler...

• 9/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 24): Boni is getting on base so the steals will come.  (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under...
• 9/4 Baseball Musings: An Example of Luck: The Padres lost their ninth game in a row with another poor offensive performance. They fall 6-2 to the Rockies. Interestingly,...
• 9/4 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 3: Six games on Thursday led to nineteen home runs. Fourteen games yesterday led to sixteen home runs. That's just how things go...
• 9/4 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 3: Six games on Thursday led to nineteen home runs. Fourteen games yesterday led to sixteen home runs. That's just how things go...

• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Yorvit Torrealba feeling better: San Diego Padres C Yorvit Torrealba (head) was feeling better Sunday, Aug. 22, after taking multiple foul balls off of his mask...[+] Saturday, Aug. 21, and leaving the game early, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock. C Nick Hundley started behind the plate Sunday.
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Four regulars sit Wednesday: San Diego Padres C Yorvit Torrealba, OF Ryan Ludwick, SS Miguel Tejada and OF Chris Denorfia are all taking the day off Wednesday,...[+] Aug. 18, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock. OF Matt Stairs started in right field, SS Everth Cabrera was at short, OF Tony Gwynn Jr. was in center and C Nick Hundley started behind the plate.
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Victor Martinez: Joe Mauer nearly became the prize of the 2010-11 offseason, but $184MM later, he’s a Twin for the foreseeable future and Victor...
• 8/8 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 19): Need Saves? Wuertz is your man. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy players...

• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Luis Durango starting Thursday: San Diego Padres OF Luis Durango will receive the start in center field Thursday, July 22, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's...[+] Bill Center. 3B Chase Headley is hitting second with C Nick Hundley hitting in the No. 4 spot.
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley's pinch hit vital in win: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley had a pinch-hit, two-run double in the 12th inning Wednesday, July 21, according to The Associated...[+] Press, and that guided his team to a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.
• 7/22 Tomahawk Take: Wagner Blows Save; Braves Lose in 12: It doesn’t happen often so when it does it’s pretty shocking. Billy Wagner blew a two-run lead in the ninth and Nick...
• 7/21 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Padres vs. Braves (Game 2): Wednesday, July 21 – 7:10 (Peachtree TV) San Diego Padres (54-38) vs. Atlanta Braves (55-38) Jon Garland (3.45 ERA, 4.44...
• 7/20 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Padres vs. Braves (Game 1): Tuesday, July 20 – 7:10 (Peachtree TV) San Diego Padres (54-37) vs. Atlanta Braves (54-38) Wade LeBlanc (3.30 ERA, 4.69...
• 7/2 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 2: Let’s see, a common theme yesterday was the assumption that Travis Wood would get knocked around by the Cubs. I wonder...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley returns Thursday: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (head) returned to the lineup Thursday, July 1, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill...[+] Center.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley leaves game early: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley (head) left the team's game Wednesday, June 30, after reporting dizziness when he took a foul...[+] ball off his mask, reports MLB.com.
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley improving at catcher: San Diego Padres bench coach Ted Simmons said C Nick Hundley has progressed well as a catcher and has become more comfortable...[+] with opposing batters and baserunners, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock and Gina Mizell. 'You're seeing a much more comfortable defensive player now, someone who is learning the hitters, who knows his pitchers. He's incorporating all this data in his database so that in action, he can draw on it and draw on it quickly,' Simmons said.
• 6/27 Baseball Musings: How is this a First Place Team?: I’m looking at today’s in-progress box score for the Padres/Marlins game, and my thought was, how can a team with...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley expected to catch next two games: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley is expected to catch the next two games with C Yorvit Torrealba serving his three-game suspension,...[+] according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center.
• 6/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Do Not Run on Yadier Molina: St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has developed into quite the asset. He has earned two Gold Glove awards in each of the...
• 6/3 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 10): Once top prospect Neil Walker gets a legit MLB shot  (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley has three hits TuesdaySan Diego Padres C Nick Hundley recorded three hits in a losing effort Tuesday, June 1, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley recorded three hits in a losing effort Tuesday, June 1, according to The Associated Press.

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Heath Bell's Trade Value: When we looked at Heath Bell's trade value a couple months ago, we assumed the Padres would be sellers this summer. They didn't...
• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley wins it: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley hit a walkoff RBI single in the 11th inning to win the game Sunday, May 30, The Associated Press...[+] reports.
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Nick Hundley accounts for all four runs Saturday: San Diego Padres C Nick Hundley had a three-run homer and a triple Saturday, May 29, according to The Associated Press, and his...[+] four RBIs helped San Diego beat the Washington Nationals 4-2.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Yorvit Torrealba seeing more playing time: San Diego Padres C Yorvit Torrealba has been seeing more playing time than C Nick Hundley, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's...[+] Bill Center. Torrealba has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 starts with a .341 average (15-for-44) with three doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs.

• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Hundley homer Wednesday: San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez and C Nick Hundley both homered in a winning effort Wednesday, April 21, according to The...[+] Associated Press. Hundley has two homers this year. Gonzalez has 133 home runs with the team, good enough to tie him for fifth on the team's all-time list.