A year with low expectations for the home team’s performance should provide the ultimate opportunity to work on all aspects of the game. Almost two months into the season, manager Andy Green and the rest of the coaching staff must look around and see multiple areas crying out for improvement.
In several important offensive categories, Padres’ hitters rank near or at the bottom of all of baseball including batting average (.220), on base percentage (.288), runs scored (177), and walks per game (2.94). The team averages 8.94 strikeouts per game, a stat that absolutely must be improved.
In several instances, Padres’ hitters have struck out more in one game than Tony Gwynn did in an entire season.