SAN DIEGO -- The 2016 Padres hit more home runs than any Padres team had ever hit. A year later, the '17 club smashed that record.
And yet, in each of those years, San Diego slumped toward the bottom of the Majors in offense. It's no secret why.
"I like home runs -- you score every time you hit one," said Padres manager Andy Green. "But I'd like to score two or three runs every time we hit one."
And therein lies the most important issue facing the 2018 San Diego Padres: improving their on-base percentage.