Gaslamp Ball · Jul 15, 2024
Three Padres takeaways going into the All-Star break
The Padres have made it to the All-Star break. They sit at 50-49 and now have four days off before starting a three-city road trip through Cleveland, Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Here are three big takeaways from the unofficial first half of the season:
They can make it to the postseason
This is not last year’s team. Although a lot of us (including myself) believed they had too much talent to not turn it around, they weren’t a true team in 2023. Some didn’t believe in culture. Juan Soto admitted to them quitting when things got tough. Their closer was more interested in his personal situation than helping his team get to the postseason.