"Get ready for the Padres on Fox Sports San Diego.

A source familiar with the situation Thursday confirmed the Padres and Fox Sports Regional Networks are very close to an agreement in principle for a new network called Fox Sports San Diego to carry Padres games beginning with the 2012 season.

The source, who was not authorized to comment publicly, said the long-term deal would be best characterized as a "general outline of terms" that is awaiting approval from Major League Baseball. "It's just a matter of dotting i's and crossing t's and conforming to MLB's specifications," the source said."