LH starter Nestor Cortes came to the Padres from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Brandon Lockridge. Cortes currently has a 1-1 record with a 9.00 ERA but has a career 3.88 ERA since ...

With organizational rosters locked – barring the odd waiver pickup the next two months – USA TODAY Sports ranks the top eight World Series contenders in the wake of the industry’s annual late-season ...