4/24/22
The first two weeks of the season with my roster of misfits provides a glimmer of hope for the season, squeezing out a 7-5 record. However, it's clear this is unsustainable as most of the Padres team stats are mediocre at best and the Pythag record is under .500. The winning record is due to large part to players exceeding their talent levels and luck with stringing hits together, but I’ll gladly ride the hot players as long as they stay hot. The playoffs still aren't on my mind as the rest of the NL West has performed as well as the Padres have, everyone is bunched between 8-4 and 6-6.
It’s at this point when we've crossed the threshold for a full year of service time, and I’ll slowly start promoting the prospects that demonstrate they’re MLB ready. The first two additions are 1B Tony Conchas, who in his first 13 AAA games slashed .412/.475/.902 and slugged 8 HRs, and OF Adam Moriarty who also in 13 AAA games slashed .351/.361/.544 though he had some fielding and baserunning issues that tempered his overall value. These two players should add some firepower to a lineup that desperately needs it, and hopefully Moriarty’s defensive woes are simply a small sample size issue and he can provide the solid defense he’s capable of in either corner outfield spot.
