If that happens he's the kind of wrecking ball that changes an entire lineup. On the positive side, right before the All-Star break Luke Voit showed signs of getting ready for a hot streak. However, there is zero confidence right now that Trent Grisham or Eric Hosmer will figure it out any time soon. If he's back to being the old Myers (again, a big IF) it would be a massive upgrade. Wil Myers is about to return from a knee injury and looked great in a short rehab stint at Lake Elsinore. Their outfield and 1st base production has been atrocious. Taylor Rogers looks like he's put his mid-season struggles behind him and is back to being one of the game's best closers again. Adrian Morejon looked dominant in his last relief role and if he stays healthy (granted, a large IF) he's a boon to the bullpen. The Padres will be getting Drew Pomeranz back at some point and there's probably nobody on the trade market who's as good as he is when healthy, especially when it comes to lefties.
San Diego Wave FC's New Goal: Shatter the NWSL Single-Game Attendance Record So, really, the two most glaring needs for San Diego are clear: improve the offense and the relief corps.
Defensively they started with a historic errorless streak and have seen flashes of brilliance, despite a recent spate of sloppy play that can probably be chalked up to fatigue after playing 31 games in 31 days. Those two things I'm confident will continue into October. Manager Bob Melvin has been as good as advertised and the starting rotation has proven itself one of the deepest in the game. 500, which is pretty darn good considering they haven't had their all-world shortstop take a single at-bat yet and the bullpen has been shaky. We're about to embark upon the 2nd half of the baseball season (I know, mathematically that happened a couple of weeks ago but some baseball traditions are OK to stick with and after the All-Star break has been known as the 2nd half for decades so just roll with it).
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