Quote from fenn68 on September 1, 2020, 4:39 pm

For your consideration the debate of small sample size vs. what have you done lately as an indicator for the rest of the season ... team RP performance over the last 2 weeks vs all MLB teams:

Padres with 60 innings (3rd most in MLB)

#2 in WAR

#2 in xFIP

#5 in lowest exit velocity

#6 in lowest BB / 9

#9 in highest K / 9

Hard to forget the terrible RP start to the season ... but are they rounding into the form expected pre-season?

Just adds to the complexity with the new RP options .... but maybe more reason for optimism.

Quote from TucsonClip on September 1, 2020, 4:42 pm

Quote from fenn68 on September 1, 2020, 3:58 pm

A plus is that every indication the game will be at a neutral site bubble ... so both teams avoid traveling  mid-series ... both are traveling to get there for game 1 which sort of levels the playing field a bit.

The last rumor I heard was that the AL bubble would be in Texas ... probably a combo of the new Rangers' ballpark and the old ballpark next door. They could make that work with some creative scheduling in round 1 without going to Houston. Just need a creative use of afternoon and evening scheduling. Need a ML facility for TV, et al. Also, one domed for weather concerns.

SoCal for the NL ... not sure how the balance the three facilities (incl SD) but short drives between series and an abundance of close hotels ... especially in SD and Anaheim. Plus "safe" from a weather standpoint.

Pretty sure it was the other way around to avoid a team potentially staying somewhat at home. NL would play in Arlington and AL would play in San Diego.

Quote from fenn68 on September 1, 2020, 5:12 pm

Quote from TucsonClip on September 1, 2020, 4:42 pm

Quote from fenn68 on September 1, 2020, 3:58 pm

A plus is that every indication the game will be at a neutral site bubble ... so both teams avoid traveling  mid-series ... both are traveling to get there for game 1 which sort of levels the playing field a bit.

The last rumor I heard was that the AL bubble would be in Texas ... probably a combo of the new Rangers' ballpark and the old ballpark next door. They could make that work with some creative scheduling in round 1 without going to Houston. Just need a creative use of afternoon and evening scheduling. Need a ML facility for TV, et al. Also, one domed for weather concerns.

SoCal for the NL ... not sure how the balance the three facilities (incl SD) but short drives between series and an abundance of close hotels ... especially in SD and Anaheim. Plus "safe" from a weather standpoint.

Pretty sure it was the other way around to avoid a team potentially staying somewhat at home. NL would play in Arlington and AL would play in San Diego.

You are correct ,,, part of the brain was actually thinking that but another part of the brain was sending out different instructions to my fingers ... internal conflict in the brain I guess.

Quote from 84padres on September 1, 2020, 5:41 pm

Preller has done an amazing job with the trades, not losing any of the top 4 prospects.

It's kind of sad seeing some of them go, kind of like your kids growing up and moving away to another city. All we had here for years was getting some prospects and nurturing them and watching them grow up right in front of us and hoping a few would pan out. In the past it seemed like none of them did but now quite a few look like they will, most for other teams. I think Preller has picked out the best of the bunch and now it's time to reload and keep that pipeline going and watch the big league team kick ass.

Sorry if this seems a little cheesy

Quote from MrPadre19 on September 1, 2020, 6:27 pm

While our best players all seem to have come from other teams it’s the prospects we developed that brought a lot of them here.

So that’s different.

If Cronenworth and Grisham are here for a decade It’s because of Edwards,Lauer and Urias.

Even Nola.....he doesn’t really have much of a major league history with Seattle and at 30 he won’t be a Padre for a decade but he could end up a memorable Padre Catcher and only because of the prospects we developed and traded to get him.

Now let’s get Gore,Patiño,Campusano and Abrams up here to stay soon.

 

 

Quote from hoffy51 on September 3, 2020, 6:20 am

Wake me up, I'm dreaming.

As of today the San Diego Padres are:

First in team:

runs scored

RBI's

total bases

tied for the number of home runs with the Dodgers

AND NUMBER ONE IN SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

AND NUMBER ONE IN OPS.

Tied for second in hits, triples, stolen bases, and batting average. OMG

Quote from Randy Manese on September 3, 2020, 9:02 am

There are a lot of good stories behind those statistics, but the most unexpected have to be the hitting approach of both Hosmer and Myers.  Myers still can look really bad on slow stuff, particularly down and away, but a much better 2 strike hitter.  Hosmer really has changed his swing to get more barrel on the ball and to generate more fly balls; he too, is much better when he's down in the count.  A lot of credit has to go to the hitting coaches, an area which has been a revolving door for many many years.  Even though we might see some regression and although its only through 38 games, you have to feel good about the team approach and moving the line.  You can't set a grand slam record without getting guys on base and if they can do a tad better with runners in scoring position, these stats standings would be truly out of this world for any team much less the San Diego Padres.

Quote from MrPadre19 on September 3, 2020, 12:04 pm

I believe it's also evidence that hitting is contagious.

I don't believe it's a coincidence that just about everybody is hitting better than expected.

Hitting breeds more hitting and winning breeds more winning.

Finally it's happening in S.D. and looks like it's here to stay for awhile.

Anyone else glad Fowler is a patient man and didn't over react and send Heads rolling?

 

Quote from LynchMob on September 4, 2020, 11:19 am

The 5-game losing streak from Aug 12 to 16 is still fresh in my mind ... to fall below .500 (11-12) ...

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/2020-schedule-scores.shtml

On Aug 16 ... didn't you feel like ... here we go again?

The ride from there to here (23-16 ... so 12-4) has been FUN!

Just saying there's work to do ... history to outrun 🙂

This does feel like the start of a good, long run ... the proverbial window-of-opportunity seems WIDE OPEN!