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Injuries? Pitching woes? Development? Answering mailbag questions
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Hot Stove Tracker: Hunter Pence is coming back to the Giants
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Nick Martinez to start 2023 season in Padres' rotation
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Nick Martinez to start 2023 season in Padres' rotation
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Nick Martinez takes step forward in becoming - San Diego Padres
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Padres Notes: Rotation, Wacha, Engel - MLB Trade Rumors
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Padres notes: Nick Martinez back in fold, Brett Sullivan's
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Nick Martinez to start 2023 season in Padres' rotation
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Padres notes: Martinez being relied on as key reliever; shifting