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A major storyline to follow not only for Padres fans but MLB fans everywhere this season will be how pitching staffs hold up while readjusting to the grind that comes with 162 games.
Few teams are better positioned to transition back than San Diego, which spent the offseason rebuilding and overhauling the starting rotation. They brought in last year’s NL Cy Young runner-up Yu Darvish and former AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell, along with Joe Musgrove. They’ll join Chris Paddack and another Cy Young contender from 2020 in Dinelson Lamet.