The Padres Are Reportedly Shooting Big and Yankees Fans Want the Blockbuster to Be Fernando Tatis Jr

San Diego is officially shaking the cage. Multiple insiders say the Padres are “shooting big” for a monster trade. The kind of move that makes other GMs sweat and makes the entire league stop scrolling. And the moment this news hit the timeline Yankees fans had one reaction. Go get Fernando Tatis Jr.

Why. Because when the Padres swing this hard it means one thing. Someone major is on the table. Someone expensive. Someone with star power or long term contractual weight. And every fan in the Bronx is hoping that player is the one guy who would change everything. Tatis in pinstripes.

Feinsand Says Padres Are Eyeing a Blockbuster

Mark Feinsand dropped the bomb. San Diego is working on deals that could rival the mega haul from the Soto and Trent Grisham trade at the Winter Meetings two years ago. That is not normal chatter. That is a flare gun to the entire league.

Two sources told Feinsand the Padres are juggling multiple fronts that could explode into something historic. Another insider said the scale of what A. J. Preller is cooking would make his last two trade deadlines look tiny. That is terrifying for the NL West and addicting for Yankees fans hoping Cashman finally goes nuclear.

Here is the catch. Joel Sherman said yesterday that San Diego plans to keep Fernando Tatis Jr. Which forces the world to ask the only question that matters.

If Tatis is staying put then who is Preller putting on the table.

The Padres are reportedly “shooting big” at a blockbuster trade 👀@Feinsand explains what that could look like for San Diego.

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— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 9, 2025

The Big Money Board Raises Eyebrows

Feinsand put up the Padres board. The contracts. The ages. The control. The logic. When you zoom out and actually study it the picture gets way clearer.

• Manny Machado through 2033 with a massive number
• Xander Bogaerts with a contract that runs forever
• Yu Darvish at the tail end of his career
• Jake Cronenworth locked in long term
• Jackson Merrill young cheap controllable and valuable

The math is simple. If the Padres want a monster return they need either youth or elite upside. Machado and Bogaerts are aging. Darvish brings almost nothing back. Cronenworth is not pulling a massive haul. Merrill is the young prize. He is the one who fits the blockbuster definition if Tatis is indeed staying.

But that is when another analyst stepped in with a curveball. He said he still believes Tatis is absolutely in play and then floated the wildest combination yet.

Manny Machado plus Mason Miller.

Because Miller is under control through 2029 and has superstar level upside. And if you put him with Machado in a mega package the return becomes insane. That is a Yankees level move. That is a Dodgers level move. That is one of the biggest swings in years.

And here is the important part. If scenarios like that are possible then nothing is off the table. Including a Tatis trade.

Meanwhile Yankees Fans Only Want One Name

The fanbase is unified like never before. They do not care about Merrill. They do not care about Cronenworth. They do not care about Darvish. They want the superstar. The showman. The electric right handed bat that transforms a lineup overnight.

They want Fernando Tatis Jr.

Don Yankee posted earlier:

This is the move. Tucker and Bellinger are nice but Tatis shakes the baseball world. Padres are popped. They need to cut money. Cashman needs to be CashGod.

Yankees getting Tatis would get us fans on board for a while , Cashman wants to be “CashGod” this would be the blockbuster trade that would shake tf outta the baseball world. Padres are broke son they popped , Cashman could do it and with the way they keeping this quiet MAYBE.

— DON YANKEE 🇵🇷🇺🇸 (@DoNSicKaRiO1) December 9, 2025

Roseanne posted:

I would do unspeakable things for a Tatis to Yankees trade. Instant World Series favorites.

I’d do beyond unspeakable things for a Tatis to the Yankees trade to come to fruition. The way we’d be instant WS favorites…… https://t.co/omBj3KJ2St

— roseanne 🥀 (@HoodieFrazier) December 9, 2025

NYY Underground posted:

Tatis in pinstripes sends us straight to the 2026 World Series. Let us dream.

Fernando Tatis Jr in Pinstripes would send the #Yankees to the World Series in 2026. We can Dream. https://t.co/QaQWBfGPUF

— NYY UNDERGROUND (@NYYUNDERGROUND) December 9, 2025

Fans know the truth. If the Padres are truly restructuring. If they are cutting financial weight. If Preller is taking monster calls. Then Tatis becomes the dream target whether the insiders are denying it or not. The Yankees are desperate for a right handed force who runs plays defense and terrorizes pitching. Tatis is that player.

Michael Kay Already Drew the Map for Cashman

Before Feinsand’s report. Before Sherman’s update. Before today’s chaos. Michael Kay said exactly what the Yankees needed to hear. He said pick up the phone and attempt to trade for Fernando Tatis Jr.

Kay broke it down perfectly. The Yankees lack a right handed bat who can run and defend and hit for real power. Tatis is 26 turning 27. He hit 268 with 25 homers 71 RBI and 159 hits. He plays elite outfield defense. He can even play shortstop if needed. That type of player does not become available often.

He also pointed out the contract that everyone lied about. The average annual value is only 24.29 million. He makes 20 million in 2026. He makes 25 million the next two seasons. Then 36 million through 2034. For a prime age superstar that is a steal compared to what free agents cost today.

Kay even factored in the PED clause which protects the acquiring team. The risk exists but it is not franchise ending.

And Kay said the magic words. Tatis would waive his no trade clause for New York. Because he is built for the spotlight. Built for the show. Built for the Bronx.

If the Padres Are Truly Shooting Big Then Cashman Has a Shot

The Padres are not trying to win small. They are trying to blow up the market again. They want scale. They want headlines. They want a massive return that resets their payroll and their roster construction.

This is exactly when the Yankees should step in.

The Padres need money off the books. The Yankees need a superstar. The Padres want controllable impact players. The Yankees have prospects to move. The Padres want a national spotlight return. The Yankees carry ratings power like no other franchise.

If there is even a one percent shot that Fernando Tatis Jr can be pried loose Cashman has to make the call. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now.

Because if the Padres are shooting big there is only one answer from the Yankees side.

Shoot bigger.