Dylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Cease pitched the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep.
After falling one out short of a no-hitter two years ago when he gave up a single to current teammate Luis Arráez, Cease accomplished the feat when he retired CJ Abrams on a game-ending flyout to right.
Cease (10-8) struck out nine and walked three in his third complete game in 145 starts. He threw a career-high 114 pitches.
Joe Musgrove pitched the Padres’ first no-hitter against Texas on April 9, 2021.
Padres sign top Draft picks Mayfield, Bateman, plus Fountain
WASHINGTON — The Padres’ aggressive Draft plan appears to be paying off.
San Diego has agreed to deals with a number of its top picks, per MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, including first-rounder Kash Mayfield, a left-hander out of Elk City High School in Oklahoma. Mayfield will receive a $3.44 million signing bonus, precisely the projected value of his pick.
Additionally, the Padres signed second-rounder Boston Bateman for $2.5 million — above his slot’s value. They also set a record for a fifth-rounder in the bonus-pool era, by inking third baseman Kale Fountain with a $1.7 million bonus.
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The Padres were able to land all three because of some shrewd maneuvering within their bonus pool money, but more so because of the size of that pool: $9,360,500. It was significantly larger this year, because they received two compensation picks when Josh Hader and Blake Snell turned down qualifying offers and signed elsewhere.
A year ago, the Padres were constrained after losing multiple Draft picks for signing Xander Bogaerts.
“It was a 180,” scouting director Chris Kemp said earlier this month. “We felt very constrained last year with a pool closer to 5 mil. It was almost double this year — allowing us to get a Bateman and a Fountain, along with Mayfield, guys we had in our top 35. We ended up getting three of our top 35, in being able to get Kale and Boston, where last year I don’t think financially that would’ve been possible.”
