Padres have questions in July

This is not what Padres fans expected when the season began. The Padres are sitting with a 45-39 record, out of the Wild Card race by a game and the offense has been boring and underperforming for at least the past 45 games. For their last 42 games they are six games under .500 (18-24) and rank in the bottom 10 in most offensive categories.

Watching this team on most days is a lesson in patience. Patiently waiting for them to score runs while the pitching staff works hard to keep the other team off the board. Putting this kind of pressure on the pitchers is a recipe for disaster and is not a sustainable situation.

Black holes on offense

Not only has the team not had significant contributions…