Franmil Reyes hit 16 home runs in 87 games in his rookie campaign, a 30-HR pace. Historically, hitting home runs at Petco Park has been quite difficult. Since moving to the stadium in 2004, the Padres only have had six 30-HR hitters, ranking 26th in baseball in that time, and four of those were Adrian Gonzalez. Additionally, at both the team and individual level, both the Padres and their opponents have homered far more often when San Diego is not the venue.This is all a long way of asking, what[...]

The San Diego Padres released third baseman Chase Headley on Friday. The move is no surprise after Headley was designated for assignment last week. With the emergence of third baseman Christian Villanueva, Headley was reduced to pinch-hitting duties in San Diego and was slashing a poor .115/.233/.135. Any team that takes a risk on Headley will likely just offer him the veteran league minimum. The Padres will remain on the hook for the remainder of his $13 million contract this season.

San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley was designated for assignment prior to Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Headley was slashing .115/.233/.135 this season in 52 at-bats and had been reduced to pinch hitting duties with the emergence of third baseman Christian Villanueva. The Padres traded for Headley along with pitcher Bryan Mitchell from the Yankees this offseason which has proven to be a mistake. Unless he's claimed by another team, the Padres are on the hook for the [...]

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva is sitting Wednesday. That is good news for Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray, as Villanueva is hitting .356 with seven home runs this season. Third baseman Chase Headley will take Villanueva's place in the lineup. Headley is hitting just .088 this season and is 1-for-6 when facing Gray. Headley is someone you should definitely avoid starting in any format [...]

San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley hopes a few mechanical adjustments in his swing will allow him to surpass his recent unexceptional performance. Since a magical 2012 season when he hit 31 home runs, scored 95 runs and drove in 115 RBI (along with 17 steals and an .874 OPS), Headley has settled for mid-teens power and half the runs and RBI. The latter body of work is much closer to his career norms, while the former was supported by a 21.4 percent HR/FB rate. Headley discussed with Je[...]

This article references Chase Headley, Starlin Castro and more! The following analysis is presented with some misgivings. Both Chase Headley and Starlin Castro were moved this offseason, making them candidates for a change of scenery examination. However, these veteran players do not present an obvious fit with their presumably rebuilding clubs and have been included in trade speculation, with Castro reportedly asking to be moved to a contender. Should they swap clubs again, some of the analysis below may become outdated. That said, there is a chance that[...]Keep on reading: Champ or Chump: Chase Headley & Starlin Castro

This article references Chase Headley and more! San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley may be headed to Los Angeles before he even makes it to San Diego, as according to Jon Heyman, San Diego is looking to flip him to the Angels. Heyman also reports that there are other teams in on Headley, who is due to make $13 million this season. Earlier this week, Headley was traded with Bryan Mitchell to the Padres from the Yankees in exchange for Jabari Blash.Keep on reading: Chase Headley On The Angels Radar

This article references Chase Headley and more! San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley may not be in San Diego for long, as Bob Nightengale of USA Today notes that the Padres are already drawing interest for Headley. San Diego just acquired Headley from the Yankees on Tuesday, but the veteran third baseman could be flipped for some younger and cheaper talent. Headley, who turns 34 years old next May, batted .273/.352/.406 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI over 147 games this past season with New York. He is owed $13 million in 2018, the fina[...]Keep on reading: Chase Headley Could Be Flipped By Padres

New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley and pitcher Bryan Mitchell were traded to the San Diego Padres. Jabari Blash will head to New York in the trade, but this is a move for the Yankees to shed salary while improving the Padres' roster. Headley was projected as the Yankees' starter at third b[...]

New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury could be on the way out of the Bronx according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Headley hit a solid .273/.352/.406 with 12 homers for the Yanks last season and is currently projected as their starting third baseman. However, [...]