The Padres have made it to the All-Star break. They sit at 50-49 and now have four days off before starting a three-city road trip through Cleveland, Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Here are three big takeaways from the unofficial first half of the season:
They can make it to the postseason
This is not last year’s team. Although a lot of us (including myself) believed they had too much talent to not turn it around, they weren’t a true team in 2023. Some didn’t believe in culture. Juan Soto admitted to them quitting when things got tough.