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When we think the prototype for rebuild, the San Diego Padres often come to mind. The problem has been that it has been more of the same year-after-year. Rebuilding is supposed to lead to success at least, eventually. The Padres have added new pieces nearly every season. Each new cog is designed to be the one that changes their fortunes. It hasn't happened yet. They brought in two veteran superstars to man both corners of the infield and boost their run production.
In 2020, San Diego has added a proven offensive threat to hit in the second spot, and are surrounding a veteran middle of the order with a pair of highly regarded prospects. Now, like most teams, we scroll down to the list of projected starting pitchers. The Padres have a very suspect list of suspects projected to take the hill every fifth day. They have a single pitcher targeted for a good season. Inside the middle of the rotation are a pair of veterans looking to revitalize their careers.
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Game | Score | Starting Pitcher | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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10/8 @ LAD | L 5-6 |
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10/7 @ LAD | L 1-5 |
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10/2 vs STL | W 4-0 |
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10/1 vs STL | L 0-0 |
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9/30 vs STL | L 4-7 |
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Contents
San Diego has been putting together this lineup for the last few seasons, as they reached out to stars in free agency and developed homegrown talent. The up and coming superstar, Fernando Tatis, is set to lead off and is a power and speed threat. This team did have a lot of outfielders but thinned them out a bit. After trading for Tommy Pham in the offseason, him Wil Myers, and Trent Grisham will all rotate in the outfield. Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado will look to break out in 2020 and push the Padres to a potential playoff spot. There is enough talent for that to happen around them. Franciso Mejia and Jurickson Profar are a few other names who will be in the bottom half of the lineup.
Manny Machado hits third in order for the San Diego Padres. Machado has always been a top of the order player, given he is one of the game's best right-handed hitters, especially with the power.
The DH role for San Diego is going to be used as a rotational position for San Diego. Wil Myers, Josh Naylor, and Jurickson Profar are the names that will DH most often. All three also can play multiple positions.
Fernando Tatis Jr is the shortstop for the San Diego Padres. Tatis is one of the games up and coming stars and is a part of this crop of young shortstops taking over the league.
In 1998, the San Diego Padres would win 98 games and go to the World Series only to be swept in four games. They have never had truly great offenses, but they did put up 749 runs, which solid for the time.
Nobody is expected to be good in their first year as a franchise, but the 1969 Padres lost 110 games and scored under 500 runs over the course of the season. They were also expected to lose more.
It should be no surprise here as Tony Gwynn is the man who leads the Padres in games played. He has 2,440 and played 20 years with the team. He has over 3,000 hits in San Diego and a .388 OBP.