Five stellar San Diego southpaws

8/12/15: 1976 National League Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones talks about the Padres' outstanding pitching during the '70sI'm going to split pitching into four classes -- left-handed starters, right-handed starters, closers and mid-game relievers. I'm also going to list 10 right-handed starters and five left-handed starters.

Why the distinction between right-handed and left-handed starters? Honestly, it's a bit of a cop-out. I didn't want to face picking one pitcher over another for the top spot on my list. Hey, my lists, my rules.

Here's a review of my top picks for the other eight positions. Remember, they are based on just what they did as Padres at their most-played position:

1B: Adrian…