PEORIA, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Executive V.P./General Manager A.J. Preller and Manny Machado #8 of the San Diego Padres address the media at Peoria Stadium. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
Why the San Diego Padres are World Series contenders and the Detroit Tigers are bad.
It’s understandable if Detroit Tigers fans are a bit envious of San Diego Padres fans. After all, the Padres just had one hell of a day, trading for both Blake Snell and Yu Darvish, and then signing Ha-seong Kim, the best international free agent on the market.
San Diego posted the third best record in 2020, and was already one of the most exciting teams in baseball.