The San Diego Padres’ Double-A affiliate, the San Antonio Missions, is coming off of having the best regular-season record in the league and a trip into the semi-finals of the Texas League playoffs.
This team was the opposite of the Lake Elsinore Storm, the team from my earlier article, who came out swinging in the first half but cooled down in the second.
They too had the roster turnover the Storm shared, just not as many injuries. They also shared the promotional train as their farm system little brother but received more players than they sent out.