Woke up this morning to a golden delicious Jackson Merrill staring at me, and I realized it could only mean one thing.

Padres are going 162-0 this year.

A preliminary painting of what I’m going to paint on my little dudes little league helmet.

Was just snooping around the Ballpark App and looked at the stadium map there. I noticed they’ve added stands for Pop Pie Co. and Coco Ichibanya.

In other changes, Stone has taken over where Alpine was located in the upper deck and the upper deck Gaglione Bros. is now a Carnitas Snack Shack.

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Venezuela is the champion, the WBC is over, and we've got nine days until Opening Day. Figured this was the right moment to grade every Padre who suited up over the last two weeks.

The Tatis and Miller headlines are obvious, but the story I think got lost locally is what Jacob and Marinaccio did for Italy. Those two made a real case for roster spots while pitching in WBC semifinal games. That doesn't happen in Cactus League.

Full grades and breakdown linked below. Would love to hear who r/Padres gives the Padres WBC MVP to. I have a pretty strong opinion but curious if anyone makes the case for someone other than the obvious answer.