SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 4: Manny Machado #13, Dinelson Lamet #29 and Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres talk during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park on August 4, 2020 in San Diego, California. The Dodgers defeated the Padres 5-2. (Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers made it clear over the weekend that the San Diego Padres are going to have to do a lot more than make trades and talk trash if they want to take the NL West.
There’s a lot of work to do.