The San Diego Padres farm system has been almost completely rebuilt during the last two years under General Manager AJ Preller. Now fully committed to a complete rebuild, Preller has spent between 80 and 100 million in international signings as well as multiple high draft picks over the last two player drafts. These new players have filled the lower levels of the minor league system with high risk, high upside possibilities.
With many of these prospects in the lower levels, Padres fans have been told to be patient while the major league team struggles through 2 or 3 non-competitive years while awaiting the development of the prospects the team believes will bring a championship to San Diego.