Nick Lee

Washington

Podcast Host at Locked On Seahawks - Daily Podcast On The Seattle Seahawks

Assistant Editor and Writer at East Village Times

SD native, BYU fan. Adopted the PNW. Father. Bilingual. 🏈 ref. Got more side gigs than a circus clown. Golf addict. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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Articles

Can the Padres trade for Jarren Duran without parting with De Vries or Salas?

3 weeks ago | eastvillagetimes.com | Nick Lee

The San Diego Padres desperately need outfield help. The Boston Red Sox have an expendable player who could prove very valuable in San Diego. Can they make a deal happen without parting with their top two prospects? In case you haven’t heard, the Padres need a left fielder in the worst way. Padres left fielders rank 27th in fWAR and 29th in wRC+. Essentially, the Padres have one of the worst left fielder groups in baseball.
Padres rally late to salvage series win over Pirates

3 weeks ago | eastvillagetimes.com | Nick Lee

Petco Park- San Diego, CAAfter a bitterly disappointing Saturday shutout loss, the Padres looked to bounce back on Sunday. Randy Vasquez took the mound for San Diego. Possible Padres trade target Andrew Heaney countered for Pittsburgh. It still was a slow start for San Diego, after a lackluster Saturday. Still, the Padres got out in front thanks to their star third baseman.
Analysis: Examining Lane Lambert's Fit as Seattle Kraken Head Coach — Emerald City Spectrum

4 weeks ago | emeraldcityspectrum.com | Nick Lee

Emerald City Spectrum reporter Corbin Smith and analyst Nick Lee discuss the Seattle Kraken's decision to hire long-time NHL coach Lane Lambert as their new head man on the bench and where he may be able to have the greatest positive impact on the organization as they look to get back to the playoffs quickly.
Andrew Heaney would be savvy rental trade for Padres

4 weeks ago | eastvillagetimes.com | Nick Lee

The Padres need more depth just about everywhere. With the uncertainty surrounding Yu Darvish and Michael King‘s health, the Padres may need to acquire another starter. The calendar is about to hit June. That means, as the summer heats up, so do the trade rumors. Players on expiring deals that are playing for teams dead in the water will be the low-hanging fruit of trade talks. The Padres are squarely in the hunt for a playoff spot. However, the team has a few glaring flaws.
BYU Football Solidifies Four Kickoff Times For 2025

4 weeks ago | vanquishthefoe.com | Nick Lee

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images BYU kicks off against Portland State in Provo in 93 days, as of Thursday. Now, we know when on August 30 that game will kickoff at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Four games on the BYU schedule received official kickoff times. Portland State and BYU will begin around sunset, at 6:00pm MT. It will be televised on ESPN+. The Cougars and Vikings have played just once, back in 2017.
BYU Football’s 2026 Recruiting Class Turning Into One of Their Best Ever

1 month ago | vanquishthefoe.com | Nick Lee

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images When BYU joined the Big 12 Conference ahead of the 2023 football season, most assumed there would be a boon to the recruiting numbers in the process. It’s been a slow burn, but the process seems to have paid off. BYU’s recruiting class of 2026 is shaping up to be a stellar one. Perhaps, it is becoming one of the best in BYU history. That is even without a true five-star, nationally-acclaimed recruit such as Jake Heaps in 2010.
Is Brandon Valenzuela the Padres short-term solution at catcher?

1 month ago | eastvillagetimes.com | Nick Lee

The San Diego Padres have a catcher problem. Many assume Ethan Salas will be the future franchise backstop, and that still may be true. In the short term, is fellow prospect Brandon Valenzuela more ready to step in to help the team in 2025? It has been a long time since the Padres last had a true “franchise” catcher. You need to go back to 2018 and Austin Hedges to find the last time the Padres had a catcher provide at least 2.0 fWAR in a single season.
Cease not perfect, therefore punch-less Padres lose to Blue Jays

1 month ago | eastvillagetimes.com | Nick Lee

Rogers Centre- Toronto, OntarioStill licking their wounds after being swept by the Mariners at home over the weekend, the Padres traveled to Toronto to see if their luck would change on the road. Dylan Cease took the mound to try and swing momentum. While Cease was solid but not spectacular, the Padres’ offense continues to be like the planet Mercury- devoid of all life.
Trading for Ramón Laureano would be a huge boost for Padres

1 month ago | eastvillagetimes.com | Nick Lee

The Padres desperately need a left fielder. It’s unavoidable. The upgrade must come soon if they envision contending late into the summer. The answer might be in Baltimore. The Baltimore Orioles are struggling mightily. After back-to-back playoff appearances, they are mired in an inexplicable slump during the first two months of 2025. The Orioles sit at 15-31, dead last in the AL East. They are 12 games back of the first-place Yankees and 10 games back from a playoff spot in the AL Wild Card.
BYU Flips WR Terrance Saryon from Washington

1 month ago | vanquishthefoe.com | Nick Lee

Troy Babbitt-Imagn Images BYU’s recruiting class of 2026 is shaping up to be a good one. With two four-star recruits already in hand, the Cougars are looking to fill out the class with more difference makers. Receiver remains a position of need for the future, with many of the current producers on the squad being upperclassmen. It’s always a good sign when the Cougars can flip a recruit who previously had committed to a power program.