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PADRES 2019 PREVIEW
A NEW STAR AND A BRIGHT FUTURE
Petco Park is one of the best places in the country to watch a baseball game. The facilities are great, the atmosphere’s welcoming, and you already know the weather is exceptional. The problem is, the team playing at Petco Park hasn’t been competitive for quite a while. The Padres haven’t had a winning season since 2010, and it’s been even longer since they’ve been in the playoffs. However, for the first time in a while, the future looks very bright indeed, thanks to some savvy player development and blockbuster offseason acquisition. The first part of this equation is the result of the hard work of general manager A.J. Preller. When he took over the role in 2014, he opted for long- term stability over a quick fix. The team sought to lay the groundwork for a sustainable rebuild through trading and developing prospects. A list from Bleacher Report ranked the Padres as having the best farm system in baseball, with more than 10 top 100 prospects heading into the 2019 season. Many of those names, including shortstop
Fernando Tatis Jr. and pitcher MacKenzie Gore, are expected to be some of the stars of tomorrow.
To complement these prospects, the Padres went out and landed a star of today. A superstar, in fact. When this offseason began, there were two marquee free agents who were the talk of the town: Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. While Harper ended up with the Phillies, a likely destination, nobody expected the Padres to ink Machado to a long-term contract. (Editor’s note: This is not an April Fools’ joke. We really did sign one of the best players in baseball.) While it took plenty of financial resources to secure Machado’s signature, the Padres now have a perennial All Star among their ranks. That will go a long way toward assuring fans that the promising future of the team will arrive sooner rather than later. Most analysts don’t believe the Padres will become a contender just yet. The 2019 season should be the start of an upturn for the team
and a sign of big things to come. If those plans come to fruition, expect Petco Park to be brimming with optimism all summer long.
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