The San Diego Padres lost again.
They have 5 wins and 5 losses in their last 10 matches. The last time I took a 50% win rate was on the 12th of last month (Korean time). It’s been 4 weeks.
San Diego lost their home game against the Chicago Cubs 1-7 on the 5th. With 27 wins and 32 losses, the win rate is ‘-5’ at 50%. They are 7.5 games behind the two teams tied for first place in the NL West and 4.5 games behind the third place team in the wild card.
Starter Ryan Weathers was sluggish with 7 hits, 1 walk and 5 runs in 1⅔ innings. The hitters only scored one run from opposing starter Marcus Stroman. Stroman emerged as a candidate for the NL Cy Young Award as he won his 6th win of the season with 4 hits and 1 run in 6 innings. Stroman ranks second in the NL in ERA, tied for first in innings pitched, first in WHIP (1.00), and second in batting average (0.186).
The San Diego batting line was helpless again. He gave up just one run on five hits and four walks. The opponent’s mistake also helped. Go 0-for-6 from scoring position. Kim Ha-seong also went silent with no hits in 4 at-bats, including 2 strikeouts, as he retreated with a shortstop grounder from a chance with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base at the end of the 3rd inning, where he was trailing 1-7.
San Diego’s lineup shows no signs of improving at all. San Diego’s team ERA is 3.82, second only to the Atlanta Braves (3.66) among 15 NL teams. However, the team’s batting average is the lowest at 0.221. Even more serious is the scoring position batting average. With a 0.196 (93 hits in 474 at-bats), it is the only one in the 10% range among all 30 teams.
Zander Bogatz, who was brought in last winter for 280 million dollars in 11 years, was replaced the previous day complaining of left wrist pain, and took a break that day. “I don’t think the pain will last long,” he said. “Manny was sick and now he’s back. I want to go out and play too. I’m sure that will happen.” Bogatz’s wrist is said to have been painful in the past.
The return of Manny Machado, which Bogaerts mentioned, is actually not that powerful. Machado recovered from a fractured palm and returned on the 3rd and was sluggish with 1 hit in 11 at-bats in 3 games. On this day, he went 0-hit in 3 at-bats and even made an error in defense.
Coincidentally, high-salary players who signed long-term contracts over the past 1-2 years are performing sluggishly as if they had made a promise. Machado signed a long-term deal last winter for 11 years, $350 million, but this season he is batting .222 with five homers, 19 RBIs and a .628 OPS. Bogatz is also unable to carry on the momentum of April. His batting average for the month of May was 20%. He marked the season with a batting average of .252, 7 homers, 21 RBIs and an OPS of .725.
Jake Cronenworth, who signed a contract extension for 7 years and 80 million dollars in early April, fell short of expectations with a batting average of 0.200, 6 home runs, 20 RBIs, 25 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.673. San Diego, who struggles with a batting average of around 20%, is sending him out as a key hitter every day.
Same goes for pitchers. Darvish Yu signed a six-year, $108 million contract extension last winter and was guaranteed his status until the age of 42. However, he isn’t very good with a 4-4 record and a 4.10 earned run average in 11 games this season. He pitched his best all season with 7 scoreless innings against the Cubs in the last 4 days, and it remains to be seen if he finds stability.
Joe Musgrove, who signed an extended contract for 5 years and 100 million dollars last August, is sluggish with 3 wins and 2 losses and an average ERA of 4.71. Bullpen pitcher Robert Suarez, who signed a five-year, $46 million contract last offseason, is recovering from the 60-day disabled list after injuring his elbow in spring training. I don’t have a plan when I’ll get on the mound.
After bringing Kim Ha-seong in December 2020, San Diego spent a whopping $1.418 billion ($1.8547 trillion) to sign long-term contracts with 12 people. Aggressive investment earned fan applause, but now it’s coming back as a betrayal.메이저사이트
San Diego should seek extension contracts with Juan Soto and Kim Ha-sung after this season. Among the fielders this season, they are two players with high contribution to the team. Both will become free agents at the end of next year. However, considering the investment performance so far, there is a possibility of hesitation.