In 2010, the Padres had a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, a record that would get them into the playoffs any other year, and a record several teams are gunning for this year. They finished second in the NL to the San Francisco Giants, and the wild card exploits of the Atlanta Braves kept them out of the playoffs, after organizing a surprisingly potent team.
That was the last time the Padres had a foreseeable chance at the playoffs. And that includes their 2015-era quest for contracts. They've been middling or unspectacular ever since. And even if they've drafted a few competent people, they haven't especially handled their farm system well, owing back to last season, where they had to squeeze two Rule 5 acquisitions into the 40-man roster due to lack of options.
Is it possible that a lot of the people they're calling up just aren't good? Not necessarily. I'm not denying the talents of people like Hunter Renfroe, Manny Margot, Christian Villanueva or new standout Franmil Reyes, but...none of them are able to lift this team past mediocrity. It's not like you can see any of these guys carrying the next generation of this team. I don't know if that's a knock at the farm system or a knock at the team in general, who, even with Eric Hosmer and Wil Myers, still can't seem to get things together.
And you want to see a team like this succeed, but with the rotation as messy as it is, and with the lack of impressive batting averages in this lineup...I don't know how likely success is for a team like this. And even if they try another tactic like 2015, it may not work with a hollow iteration of the team, like this one.
I wanna be optimistic, but...just look at what the Padres are dealing with.
Coming Tomorrow- It may be Gleyber Torres' year, but this guy might try to steal the ROY honors right out from under him.
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