Once Yu Darvish went on the injured list before the 2025 regular season even started, Padres fans started to wonder what the team's postseason odds would look like. Darvish has been a mainstay with San Diego since 2021, offering All-Star-level pitching in his first four seasons. Without him to start this season, and not knowing how long he'd be on the shelf, it was difficult to project a strong year for San Diego.
But Darvish has been back for over a month now, and things were initially pretty rocky for him. He allowed 17 runs in his first 16 2/3 innings, which didn't help calm those fans' nerves much.