They lead the St. Louis Cardinals, their closest pursuer, by 3. A rarity today in injury-battered MLB, available to the Padres are all of the regulars they were counting on five months ago when the season began with the possible exception of hamstrung outfielder Wil Myers. Just as in April, the position regulars are headed by Fernando Tatis Jr. With a record, the team had a General Manager A. Preller and manager Jayce Tingler, who both are new to full-season playoff contention in their current jobs, leaned on year-old Ryan Weathers to bolster the rotation.
That was too much to ask. Weathers never had logged a full season above Class A. What followed was painful to watch, the brave but overmatched lefty posting six consecutive bad outings, five of them starts in which the Padres went It is fair to believe the Padres would now have one or two additional victories — and better pitching depth going forward — if Preller had traded for a veteran starter who was available at a not-steep price and since has fared well.
Such as Tyler Anderson, J. Happ and Kyle Gibson, now with Seattle, St. Louis and Philadelphia, respectively. Unfortunately, a hitter Preller traded for last month — Pirates All-Star second-baseman Adam Frazier — has struggled mightily.
Saturday night's game against the Braves was a microcosm of their entire season: Things started off great, then they struggled a bit, then they surged into the lead, then it all went straight to hell. Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts. Salute To Service Oct San Diego County Oct Back to Article. Close Menu. Search for:. Clevinger missed this season because of elbow surgery.
Preller's efforts weren't just external. He kept Chris Paddack , Dinelson Lamet , and Ryan Weathers , and he said a little prayer that MacKenzie Gore 's issues be it the yips or something else could be smoothed out in time for him to make an impact.
For more information about our data practices consult our Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, Preller's efforts haven't achieved the desired effect. Snell started the season slow and then hurt himself as he returned to his old form. Darvish was the inverse, to an extent: his 2.
Musgrove has been phenomenal; Paddack and Weathers less so; and Lamet, for his part, has again had his availability compromised by injuries. Add it all together, and the Padres' rotation -- a seeming strength on paper -- has posted the 17th-best unit ERA in the majors, putting them in company with the Boston Red Sox , the Colorado Rockies , and the Washington Nationals.
Even now, with their season riding on every game, the Padres are starting Jake Arrieta and Vince Velasquez , two veterans recently released by other teams. Human beings gravitate to simple explanations for complex problems. In this case, it's enticing to blame human error be it Preller's, ex-pitching coach Larry Rothschild's, or whomever for San Diego's pitching failures. It would be comforting to blame poor luck we'll get to that. The truth is probably a little of each in most cases, but it's hard to ignore the L-word when it comes to San Diego's injury woes.
No team has lost more player days to injury this season than the Padres, according to Spotrac. Indeed, the Padres more than 2, days are one of just three teams to clear the 2,day mark. The majority of those injuries have occurred on the pitching side: San Diego has lost nearly 1, days worth for arms alone.
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