We’ve all seen the comments on social media and heard the chatter among fellow San Diego Padres’ fans. The Friars’ faithful are beginning to grow weary of another failure-to-launch rebuilding process. Their reservations to buy into this group are valid ones, for sure.
Although Joey Lucchesi looks to be the real deal and Franchy Cordero seems to be making huge headway so far this season, Manuel Margot has appeared to have hit a roadblock in his development, but could also simply have a steeper learning curve than his young com-Padres (rimshot).
Eric Lauer has pitched to mixed results since making his debut but is showing promise.