The days continue to slowly go by, the temperature continues to drop, yet the San Diego Padres return to the baseball field in 84 days for a regular season game. We have been counting down the days to Opening Day 2019 with a daily stat(s) that corresponds to the number of days remaining in our countdown or highlighting Padres players who have worn that particular jersey number. Today, we highlight 84, the weakest average exit velocity allowed by a San Diego Padres pitcher.
Per Baseball Savant, opposing hitters posted an average exit velocity of 84 mph against both reliever Phil Maton and rookie starting pitcher Brett Kennedy in 2018.