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The San Diego Padres Need to Change
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The 2023 Padres Are an Epic Failure - Sports Illustrated
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Padres News: AJ Preller Feels Friars Have Shown Enough to Be Buyers at Deadline - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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2023 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres – M-SABR
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Padres' Machado says he plans to opt out after this season
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Manny returns for the Padres + Does AJ Preller need to go?
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Padres show organizational cracks as 2021 season unravels - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Padres Notes: Losing Streak Continues, AJ Preller's Trade Deadline Plans, Machado Speaks On Overconfidence - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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Padres give Manny Machado 300 million reasons to stay close to Dodgers - Los Angeles Times
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Padres offseason primer: A look at the business at hand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Manny Machado's potential contract opt-out looms over Padres - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego Padres promote, extend AJ Preller, Erik Greuper through 2026 season
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Padres Extend Manny Machado Through 2033 - MLB Trade Rumors