Pitchers and catchers won’t report until the middle of the month, but Padres manager Mike Shildt revealed a few key decisions leading into camp: Xander Bogaerts will return to shortstop, which makes Jake Cronenworth the second baseman, and left-hander Adrián Morejón will remain in the bullpen.

Training approaching rapidly, Braves Country is anxious for another move following the Jurickson Profar signing, ideally of the blockbuster variety.

The Padres have been said through much of the offseason to be looking for ways to shed payroll and chief among those ways is the rumored potential trade of ace Dylan Cease. Among other teams, obviously,