Another season upon us, another where we expect the San Diego Padres to make some noise.
“Some” being the key word, of course. The Padres, for all their star power, still have to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ literal baseball machine in the NL West. The Arizona Diamondbacks are also starting to come together as a sleeper team.
Thus, all general manager AJ Preller can do is what he does best: Try to outwork every other team and damn the expense. Ownership is willing to spend, so have at it, right?
Well, things could be changing soon.