The last time the San Diego Padres reached the World Series, it was 1998, and they had the misfortune of running into the history-making, 114-win New York Yankees. That series resulted in a triumphant sweep for the Yankees, and the Padres franchise soon tipped into a dormant period that lasted until A.J. Preller, the San Diego president of baseball operations emboldened by ownership, started gobbling up star players a few years ago.
The Padres' roster heading into this season inspired. After the Padres signed Bogaerts, questions included"How many shortstops does one team need?" The glut of capable shortstops, however, was more a brief Twister act for manager Bob Melvin than it was a foundational issue.
That's what the Padres are experiencing in this early-season turbulence. The 2023 team is suffering from Manny Machado's, yes. They do need more from Joe Musgrove and Blake Snell. The problem less likely to be solved by time and regression to the mean, however, is a dramatic lack of offensive support beyond the stars.
To be clear, many of those deals were worthwhile to acquire top-level talent, but making this style of trade in bunches can have a compounding effect as unavoidable mistakes crop up. For example, among the 27:
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