The 2019 San Diego Padres starting rotation finished the season as the youngest rotation in baseball. They had a 4.87 group ERA and were the 23rd ranked rotation in MLB.
After surprising all of the baseball world by breaking spring training with both Chris Paddack and Nick Margevicius among the starters, they also surprised their fan base by achieving early success and beginning the season with a strong first month.
Then the league caught up and their youth and inexperience began to show.
With both Matt Strahm and Paddack on pitch limits, it was inevitable that a second-half swoon would occur.