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As a Dodger fan, this video gave me the energy I needed to get through the second half of my work day. Thank you. Take my like.

Who wants to take in that nasty contract?

all the why why why's....why did SD sign Bogaerts to that ridiculous contract, that's what you should be asking yourselves.

Preller has brought in talent and put fans in seats. Got to give him that. However, he’s also made some decisions that has constricted the team from being able to make immediate improvements. It’s no disrespect as I’ve never seen a perfect GM. Never been a GM however, if one takes a risk, it’s evident that the risk should be made with a means to get out of it or move a contract if things go south. Signing a player to a huge contract with a no trade clause is a huge risk. In order for the padres to move forward, they have to rectify the Bogaerts contract. He’s not playing up to a quarter of a billion dollar contract. It doesn’t seem like he’s happy here. You can see it from Machado and Tatis. They’re fired up and happy to be here. Bogaerts doesn’t. When you sign a player to that kind of money, they should no kidding change the trajectory of your franchise and be hypothetically almost the face of the franchise. In order for the Padres to be able to move forward , they have to move the Bogaerts contract. Signing a player to that kind of money says that that player is more important than extending other players and signing players for other positions in need.

I like Xander, he’s just overpaid 🫣

"I'd rather be owners that are not in it for the money and spend on their team" unless it's the teams I hate spending money.. also proceeds to make fun of the Pirates owner when last time I remember have won championships before.

Padres are listening? Most likely they are beging for other teams trade for him. They will have to eat around 60~70% of his contract to get rid of him. They are stuck with him lol

Padres fire sale!! No way they keep up with the Dodgers now 😂😂

Your team is trash 😂😂

Ohtani chose the angels when he came over because of the DH position

Pads need to bite the bullet, swallow a large portion of Xander's contract, and trade him. Has to be done.

When a Pobres pitcher has a good season, it has to be because of Niebla. When the pitcher doesn’t do well or regresses, it’s the pitchers own fault. We get it. No need to explain anymore. Niebla is Pitching God. He’s the best in MLB. You, Pobres fans that only pay attention to your own team, go off the stats where a pitcher improved and give credit to Niebla. You guys are the bandwagon fans.

[edited for content] According to _Fansided,_ the author wrote, _"Wolfe specifically talked about Sasaki's relationship with the Japanese media, which has been adversarial over the past few years, especially after Sasaki reportedly left the Japanese players union and his performance declined a bit in 2024. The Dodgers are now inarguably the most popular MLB team in Japan, _*_but that might not be_*_ a plus for them if Sasaki is looking to get out from under the eyes of Japanese media a bit."_ _Fansided_ piggybacked off what _The New York Times/The Athletic_ reported below. _"Wolfe noted that Sasaki has had a hard time with the media in Japan over his desire to leave NPB for MLB at such a young age. In Japanese culture, it’s considered disrespectful, and, as a result, Sasaki has been subject to false _*_rumors_*_ and accusations._ _"'A lot of people jumped on board there, creating some false _*_rumors_*_ about him and his family,' Wolfe said. 'It was very detrimental to his mental state.'_ _"Because of that, Wolfe was asked if Sasaki would prefer smaller market teams versus big market ones._ _"'I think that there’s an argument to be made that a smaller, mid-market team _*_might be_*_ more beneficial for him as a soft landing coming from Japan, given what he’s been through and not having an enjoyable experience with the media. It _*_might be - I’m not saying it will be - I don’t know how he’s going to view it, but it might be_*_ beneficial for him to be in a smaller market. _*_I really don’t know how he looks at it yet because I haven’t had a chance to really sit down and discuss it with him in great detail.'"_* But I'd like to focus you all on what I highlighted in bold. _The Fansided_ jumped completely into the pool with hypotheticals, conjecture, and *_unsubstantiated reports._* Here's what _The Fansided also_ wrote about Sasaki's potential relocation to Los Angeles. _"The Dodgers, who have a longstanding relationship with Sasaki dating back to his high school playing days, immediately emerged as the favorites to land him. A completely _*_unsubstantiated rumor_*_ even said that Sasaki reached a handshake deal with LA last month, but the Dodgers being toward the top of his list would make sense - longstanding relationship, two Japanese superstars, World Series win."_ My question is, how are those two articles not engaging in the same behavior of promoting an "unsubstantiated rumor"? And I'm not refuting that Sasaki had issues with the Japanese media; I'm more referring to what his state of mind was and is now and what impact that *_may_* have on his decision-making today. _All_ of those things are *_"unsubstantiated,"_* or, in other words, *_"rumors."_* 😝 If this accounts for what "journalism" is in today's world, no wonder we're so confused as a nation.

I’d rather keep him. The guy is a stud when healthy.

Let’s bump Estrada to be a starter and shop for some cheap closers.

In the Rule 5 Draft, the Padres lost flamethrower, CJ Widger.

Breaking News: Xander Bogaerts waves his full no trade clause and has been traded to the Athletics as the Athletics take on the full remainder of his contract and the Padres get Mason Miller.

No one wants X. The Padres would have to eat the majority of that contract and give up a prospect. Tatis is the only player any team would take but he's got getting moved. The only other piece is to move Machado and eat some of the deal and or trade Darvish.

I always love how his conversation about Roki joining the padres because of Hideo Nomo, you mean rookie of the year Dodger legend Hideo Nomo???

This aged soooooo well😂

So many awful takes and just wrong info it’s crazy, Ohtani was never going to sign with an NL team simply because there was no DH in the NL at that time. Not even a Dodger fan but part of the dodgers success unfortunately is not only because of the money but they have developed pitching and position players like no other. Lastly the padres farm system is ranked as one of the worst in MLB at the moment AJ Prelller has killed the farm system yes he did some awesome work last season but that doesn’t fix all the terrible moves he’s done. Let’s not forget AJ Preller probably would’ve been fired if he didn’t get lucky last season let’s hope he strikes again this offseason.

Someone dumb enough to “pull A madre” and take boogers on their team payroll is just as likely as Dean Spanos moving the chargers back to that dump in Shamdiego

I wonder what we would do if Roki told us he’ll sign with us only if we get rid of AJ and have Peter’s widow run the team? Who would we choose?

Why does Ben always talk about "slaying the dragon" and "beating the Dodgers"? That's a terrible mindset. Shouldn't it be winning a World Series. Not once have I ever heard Doug McKain of Dodgers Nation talk about slaying the dragon down south or beating the Padres. The Dodgers always focus on the World Series. Sometimes they fail, sometimes they succeed but never once do they talk about beating the Padres as an accomplishment. That's probably why the Padres got smoked by the Phillies in 2022 after they beat the Dodgers. If you want to talk about Roki wanting to be a "competitor", then that should make the White Sox ecsatitic. The only person that knows what Roki wants is Roki. However, in my opinion, if the Padres are going to cut salary, Roki on the Padres is just like the Ohtani-Angels situation, bad contracts and a poor farm system. The reason why the media at Dodger stadium is enormous is because they win, not just because it's LA. The Angels share a city with the Dodgers but the media is much smaller because they suck. The reason why Ohtani went to the Angels was because the NL didn't have a DH. Be realistic, the Padres are not going to be competitive if ownership doesn't further invest in their team, no team will. Roki wouldn't be competing with those teams, he would be losing to those teams. From the sound of it, the Padres are cutting salary for 2026 as well. If they trade Cease because they can't afford to sign him that sounds to me like they are cutting salary going forward. In 6 years, when Roki is due for free agency the Padres are not going to be able to afford him so there is no long term plan for him. LA, NY, Philadelphia, ATL, and one central team will probably take 5 of the 6 playoffs spots, that leaves one left for everyone else. Good luck.

Xander is a great guy. But he's not working out.

It's all hype our boys not going no where we trying to win GO padres baby ⚾️⚾️

sasaki not signing wiith padres.. they sound like mess with GM out there trying to shop around half the team and trying to cut payroll.. why would a stud like sasaki wanna get involved with that mess?

What about Matsui? For a first year in MLB, he did pretty well.

Wish list would be for Boston to take back Xander, they literally need a righty AB (hence Arenado rumors). Thats the only team that makes logical sense, especially considering his history. Maybe new Red Sox front office wants the nostalgia of ‘13 & 18’ back? Would take some Preller magic… maybe Cease is the guy you throw in? Also, trading Cease would thin out the pitching rotation, but if he goes to Baltimore they’re stocked up on good talent.

Maybe a package deal with Cease and Bogaerts for someone who wants Cease?

Ohtani wanted to be with the Angels because the AL, not the NL, had the DH.

Prior to 2023 what pitchers did we draft and develop? What Japanese players did we recruit from Japan prior to trading for Yu and getting Yuki this year? What’s our rich history with developing pitchers and recruiting from Asia? I’m curious. I wonder if Dodgers will include in their pitch that they open in Japan next season to start their year? What a way to return and stick it to the Japanese media there. I’m sure they will cheer for him. He has an opportunity to change the narrative.

Bogaerts hadn’t been healthy either, So give him dome Slack Jack !!! ☝🏽

No one is taking that horrible contract😂😂😂 X is also under control when in the batter box. Under the pitcher's control😂😂

Cal baptist shouldn’t have even be close 😮

AJ treats the farm system and this franchise like his personal poker table at a casino. For 10 years it’s been all in. No long term plan or using the farm for depth and to get deep into the playoffs like other successful winning teams do.

Ben you should travel to Asia to appreciate their culture. It’s very different than western culture. I’ve been to Japan and Philippines, and India. I’ve worked and lived there for extended periods of time. How they view their own countrymen is very different than how we think they should view them. Very hard to explain you just need to go and experience it. Wolf spoke about the Japanese media not the media based here in the USA for Japan. Very different. They treated Shohei very well during the Ippei scandal. Padres media wasn’t too kind though. I wonder what Roki thought of that since he grew up a fan of the Dodgers?

lol yall made a HUGE mistake getting Xander for that many years and that much $$$ you played yall selfs so bad

I remember a video when Xander signed where a certain Padre fan said "it's a good time to be a Padre fan." Aged like milk. I think the 29 other teams were in shock because everyone knew that was a toxic contract. Then the Machado and Cronenworth extension, the Darvish extension. Siedler was the gift that kept on giving... to other teams. If the Padres didn't sign those contracts they might have been able to re-sign Soto. Those contract add up to more than 50 million per year, it's a possibility. The only way to get rid of Xander is to attach Merrill, Tatis, Salas and DeVries. Probably not happening but it's not like the Padres are going to re-sign Merrill, not with this ownership group. It would give the Padres a good start to a reset. You still have to get rid of Machado though. Maybe Steven Cohen will bail you out. If Xander keeps it up he may get his jersey retired at Dodger stadium.

The Padres lost a visionary in Siedler and gained a book keeper in Kuusenda! They are in trouble!

getting a team to take xander would be a godsend

Soy supefan de padres, pero me frustra y me da mucho coraje que padres vuelvan a ser un equipo realmente mediocre y no inviertan y al contrario cambien o dejen ir en la agencia líbre poco a poco a muy buenos jugadores y los dodgers no tengan esa misma actitud y mentalidad

The sad thing is even if Padres brought in a new GM tomorrow he would be strapped with the same problems AJ strapped himself with right now. No matter who the GM is, contracts are going to have to be eaten and top prospects will have to be attached with these bad decisions to get them out the door to start over. If I was off to this GM job it would only be under those conditions otherwise and new GM will simply be doing well just to tread water until he's fired for what AJ created.

In a couple of years Bogaerts contract might be the goin rate for an average player but he better start playing better than he has been because he's been below average. If a team is really interested in Cease and the Pads tell them they will take less in return if they take Bogaerts off our hands as well I think its a good move. Getting his deal off the books would free the team up to actually contend smartly for the next decade with Tatis and Merrill in their Primes. But as long as he is a Padre they have no chance of competing and its wasting two potential all time greats.

I see no way the Padres can get rid of X this soft season without attaching one of the Padres top two prospects along with some cash to him. Even at that they won't get much in return. It will be a team that has money, doesn't care about X, likes the extra cash, but really likes the prospect. There aren't many teams like that around. The longer the Padres go holding on to X the less likely they are of getting rid of him . Padres are going to have to make a decision soon. Just succumb to the fact they are going to be straddled with the contract of X for years to come or admit they made an incredible mistake and because of it are going to have to include one of the top prospects in baseball to free themselves up and service this team in more positions. No way can this team do both. Can't have all these huge contracts that are going to look worse and worse as the years go by including X right now AND keep the two top prospects they have AND pay the going rate to be competitive. They have put themselves in an extremely bad position.

Xander sucks

They got into the playoffs with Bogaerts and the whole team choked in their final two games. He’s not the problem. The problem is Peter Seidler is gone and his estate wants to preserve its money. The only hope is to build the farm and not trade away top Padres prospects. Plus,fill gaps with second tier MLB players. Profar was a second tier player, also Higgy. Maybe that’s the Padres strength, player development.

The madres are pathetic! They give these ridiculous contracts, and now they can't afford them, so they're trying to trade them. And this is the franchise that thinks that Roki wants to sign with them? Lmao 😂😅

id pay money to see arraez and Bogaerts traded

Xander getting traded is just as likely to happen as Ohtani not making the HoF. Which means it'll never happen