As the 2016 MLB season approaches, SN's Jesse Spector will examine each team's outlook. Today: the Padres.
2015: 74-88, fourth place in National League West
Key arrivals: OF Jon Jay, SS Alexei Ramirez, RHP Fernando Rodney
Key departures: 1B Yonder Alonso, 2B Jedd Gyorko, RHP Ian Kennedy, OF Justin Upton
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Best-case scenario: Tyson Ross has better luck with balls in play against him, while James Shields and Andrew Cashner have strong bounce-back seasons, giving the Padres a legitimate top three in their rotation, with live, young arms chipping in on the back end to stabilize things from a starting standpoint.