The Padres were incredibly close to being bounced from the playoffs early in their first postseason appearance in over 10 years. Thankfully, the players who helped get the team here in the first place rose to the occasion and elevated this team over the Cardinals to force a game three, which they won Friday night in a blank job of St. Louis 4-0.
Now, with the National Leadue Divisional Series in front of us, ESPN’s David Schoenfield went ahead and published a new set of power rankings for the remaining eight MLB teams. Your Padres came in at #3, only behind their next opponent, Los Angeles Dodgers (#1), and the Tampa Bay Rays.