A Nightmare Season: The Failed Rebuild of the San Diego Padres… 

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Too much ego is the hardest thing for a team to overcome. They should have learned from the Reds and especially Joey V. He left his ego at the door and humbled himself for the team. They all have on that team and it’s why they are crushing it.

The problem with both the Mets and padres is that talent and big names don’t exactly always solve your problems - they can in fact have the opposite effect and worsen your team with the expectations, the talent, and the ego operating around. At least the Mets are on a 5 game win streak and coming into San Diego with a lot of momentum. There’s still a half season left to play but time is running out.

Funniest thing about this padres team as a dodgers fan is how many years I’ve heard from padre fans about how the dodgers buy all their talent. Obviously the dodgers are a big market team and have a lot of money to keep players around long term but a good amount of their players are either guys they drafted or signed to minor league deals and developed in their system. While the padres have signed or traded for literally every single good player on their roster aside from tatis and cronenworth. Padres payroll is actually higher than dodgers this year and the dodgers have still been significantly better despite all the injuries they’ve had

As a White Sox fan, I can sympathize with the pain of going through a failed rebuild.

Criminality underrated channel for sure

Having Manny Machado on your team is like Batman coming to your bday but he’s drinking a beer

It is very hard to rebuild when you trade away half your organization

I totally agree. The Padres have an ego problem.

They needed a 1B and a DH and instead got... another shortstop.

The padres are like the angels, they have to learn they can’t win because of star players. They’re most successful player (on the field) was brought up through the minor league system. That’s why teams like the orioles are so good now. The orioles have done a very successful rebuild.

The problem with the Padres is that the roster think they are bound to win but don't actually make a real effort to do it. The clash of their egos made the roster a comomete disaster and they can't admit they aren't winning yet.

Great video, you said it everyone wants to be a hero instead of just playing their part. This reminds me so much the Dominican baseball team to the WBC, too much talent together.

It's always been the "mental", I would add that "player ego" makes failure mentally worse with every loss, the new season was too over hyped and the Pads were no longer the "underdogs" now they were expected to perform, all which added once again to the "mental" . 100% agree that it seems they were always being selfish trying to get bombs instead of getting the base hits needed to play team baseball.

the clash of egos and chemistry is rarely something teams consider when rebuilding and picking up star players... and a lot of the time that is their downfall

Great video Ty

*“They’re running out of time and it will soon be too late.”* As an angels fan, *I felt that…*

The fact that Manny is trying to stabilize the clubhouse shows maturity. Hope they can fix things.

For reference: 2019 Washington Nationals at the All-Star Break: 47-42 - World Series Champions 2021 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star Break: 44-45 - World Series Champions 2022: Philadelphia Phillies at the All-Star Break: 49-43 - Won NL Pennant With San Diego currently at 42-47 leading into the All-Star break, they are right in that same realm so I would keep faith. The core of that lineup is undeniably talented and although they have underperformed up to this point, I wouldn't doubt it for a second if they found a way to claw themselves into a playoff spot.

Juan Soto dropping his bat at the first base coach after Alex Bregman did was fucking hilarious

The biggest question - Juan Soto was not Juan Soto the moment he put on a Padre uniform?

I think the deal signing X was a mistake. Too much money locked up for too long. The friars had Manny, HSK, and Cronenworth - and probably should have added a really solid/star 1B and would have been much better, IMO.

I’ve been waiting for this video

The problem with this Padres team is the same problem the 2022 Dominican World Classic team had: way too many stars. They all were too important to take a walk, bunt or simply try to hit a sacrifice fly.

As a long-suffering Padre fan (while I got here in ‘91 when they were actually good for a couple years… And rejoiced during the really good mid 90s years, it’s been mostly VERY DARK DAYS since!)… we spent Decades hearing that will never succeed, because no owner will ever spend the money necessary to get that one or two good players/dominant lights out pitcher that would put us over the top… weird that they kept going cheap in hiring managers (which is how that 2021 team ended up with JAYCE TINGLER.. no big shock he had had absolutely no managerial experience before this and was such a disappointment he likely never will again)…. We finally assembled a team we could stand proud rooting for again (like we did back in that ancient Glorious 1998 year!) and..:they have proceeded to crap all over themselves! Folks, we have been swept… At home… By 2 Last Place … teams!! we did not sweep a single series this season until last week! I can’t come to any other conclusion, other than San Diego as a city is cursed when it comes to sports teams! More so than Cleveland… OK may be the equal of Cleveland… We both lost our football team. At least they got one back, but they’re stuck with the second version of the Browns.

At the 4:00 mark, you cite Machado's signing of his $300M contract in Feb 2019 as the largest contract in American sports. I'm certain this is incorrect. Stanton's $325M contract with Miami in 2014 supercedes Machado by $25M, and was signed approximately five (5) years earlier.

Reminds me of the 2011 Red Sox, spent 300 million in 2010 offseason just to win one game better than the previous season and finished 3rd. That team was loaded but under preformed.

Good video dude! It may be early to judge but would you be willing to do a video on the Mariners and their struggle this season? Any Mariners fans know why they're struggling so mightily so far?

I am still optimistic, as a former resident , of San Diego, in North Park, near the Mormon Church. I attended San Diego state, and greatly enjoyed the last of the orange groves in Mission Valley. I threw in a share of a box seat in the stadium for fried chicken and other catered foods during the Padres games. I am still connected to the team’s nostalgia

as a pads fan, this is straight facts. great video man keep it up!

That’s why Andrew Friedman is the smartest owner in baseball. He knows how to build and sustain a winning team. Plus, he carefully plans out each and every trade that the Dodgers have made these past 11 years. One thing I heard is that the Padres recklessly threw money around because they were so desperate to give Peter Seidler a ring before he died last November and they failed miserably

I think next year they'll be scary. Similar to how the ranger big adds didn't pan out last year but this year they are killing it.

The season ain't over, bro.

As a padres fan, this hurts me to see our flaws, yet this is the truth. We need to stop with the shortstops 😂 We need relievers.

Props to Bob Melvin for behaving professional, as he chooses to go work for the Padres enemy (the Giants) this next season, rather than stay and manage the Padres under his current contract. That says a lot about Padres disfunction. Is this the start of a Bruce Bochy repeat storyline?…As manager Bruce Bochy left the Padres to then go on to win 3 World Series with the Giants. Melvin proves Preller’s press conference two weeks ago, where Preller sought to con the listener (spouting Padres unity and cohesiveness) was nothing more than Preller’s echo chamber of regurgitated talking points! It’s a no brainer for the Giants to hire Melvin. Melvin brings keen baseball savvy and also a desire to stick it to Preller for micromanaging him. Melvin brings the Giants the bonus of all the Padres’ nuanced trade secrets/inner workings. Similar to when the Tampa Bay Bucs’ hired John Gruden, bringing with him insider knowledge of how to beat the Raiders in that very next SB, Gruden having just left as Raiders’ head coaching job the season prior. Expect the Padres to be more of the same next year, as Preller is a pro at hiring ineffective managers, cultivating bizarre rosters, speaking endless empty press conferences, and charging the fans high prices for ugly team performance. The Padres big window for a WS win was this just completed failed season, and the Tatis absent National League championship series against the Phillies the season prior. The Padres “elite hitters” spent much of this season sliding down their enormously bloated piles of money (like the Joker). Instead of hitting in clutch moments this season, the Padres “elite hitters” were so pedestrian that the team didn’t win an extra inning game till after game 150. Juan Soto turned on the after burners (of stat stacking) the last two weeks of the season when the team was already eliminated and playing the MLB’s worst competition. Thus guaranteeing Scott Boras will demand half the pink slip of Petco Park to keep Soto as a Padre. Manny Machado paused from hitting into double plays in critical situations just long enough to get his “feel good” 30 homers. Tatis’s season can be summed up in that he robbed one homer and then danced like a teenager after their first beer. Preller should be having Tatis watch career montage videos on Tony Gwynn, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro to see what leadership looks like. Instead Tatis is best known as the steroid third base skipidy-do-da guy. The Padres should have appreciated/cashed in on the high level of pitching the got this past season from bottom of the rotation Wacha and Lugo. At least 3-5 of their top pitchers are going to be gone next season (Snell, Hader, etc.). The Padres aren’t worth the price of admission for real baseball fans. Padres attendance is half for the party atmosphere of the Gas Lamp downtown scene and half bandwagon interest in the team. No thanks…

While I really enjoy the energy and confidence oozing out of those DR players and how they enjoy themselves in games, there are also many times when you just don't quite see them giving their all for the team. Many of them had big egos and at times when you need players to grind and fight they just don't seem to do that, some of the swings looked terrible like they didn't even care

It is not how much you get from free agents it is about building a team full of players who are willing to fight together to the end.

This is why I never put much energy into who people think are going to win the world series 3 months before the season even starts. Who we think might win up until September may not even be who does, tis why baseball is so great.

I was honestly a little worried to click and watch (I'm a Pads fan), because of the title, but really great video. Awesome breakdown with cold hard facts and as little bias as possible, also ending was good too.

I like this video detailing toward the San Diego Padres... collection of talent and ego can actually make a team rebuild fail

Do one on the Mariners. They're at a point where they gotta right the ship, or ship out prospects that haven't worked out.

As a Red Sox fan, it hurts seeing Xander struggle in SD.

It's impossible to know for sure if the Pads will bounce back... As has been true all year, they have incredible talent and, on paper, are a championship-caliber team... but they just can't get the W's... I don't know why. There are plenty of great moments and wonderful plays and clutch hits - the team is a joy to watch... but baseball being a game of breaks, sometimes a key break or two goes against you, and it will cost you a game. Or in the Padres case, a large number of them. It's frustrating to see a team this good unable to win. The Braves are unstoppable for a fraction of the payroll... *shrug* I'll keep being a fan and hoping for the best, but at this point, there's not much I can recommend that far-smarter people than myself have already explored.

If you want to talk about nightmare seasons, just check out the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals make the Padres look like a success story.

Another thing that needs to change is corporate......not on the field management, but front office.

As an O's fan who seen Machado play everyday I was bummed to see such a great talent be developed and then sign elsewhere but was happy to see the ego of his go.

The worst mistake San Diego ever made during this period was trade Ty France. Bednar was an unfortunate loss when acquiring Joe Musgrove.

Don't mock Kershaw lmao

Hate how disrespected Brandon Drury is, bro didn’t even mention him

Team spending is crazy!!!! hopefully they can save there season.

You should of waited a couple months, season is 55% done. They have a couple months to turn it around buddy. Baseball season is 162, that’s the beauty of baseball

Batting under 220 won't get you anywhere even with the best clubhouse atmosphere in the game.

Four time all star AND two time World Series champion Xander :’) as a Red Sox fan his loss still hurts

The reason why Padres is being Madres is simple. Nobody wants to play for San Diego. They’re there for money like Correa is in Minnesota for two years. Uniform, franchise - I mean there is just nothing at all baseball about San Diego Padres. I would take money to play there but honestly would feel lack of motivation. Juan Soto never wanted to be there. He’s eager to go elsewhere after this season.

They may not be a winning franchise, but they sure have a great game day experience.

Are you planning a similar video for the Seattle Mariners? They were also supposed to be good this year.

Very hard being a padres fan 😂

Money doesn't buy chemistry, but they still have time to turn it around.

They should’ve hired Bruce Bochy when they had the chance and the Bogearts signing was “silly”

Its gotta be locker room more than anything. They're also pretty unlucky considering they have the third best run differential in the NL. I still think they can turn it around but they gotta figure it out fast.

This is all my music to my ears! Keep it up San Diego you deserve everything that's coming to you! 😂

As a Phillies fan who enjoyed watching both the Phils’ and Pads’ playoffs in 2022, I was really hoping to see both teams have a rematch in the 2023 NLCS. Disappointing.

(3:44) the entire history of the Padres summed up in a single shot.

Giving Manning Machado an extension on his contract was a really dumb move, considering you still had him locked up for the next 6-years.

Yea thier team culture is just off to me and has been for 3 years. Too cocky. Too assumptive. The Memphis Grizzlies of baseball kind of. Cant prove it but theres just something about this "hey lets have like 7 number 3 hitters in our lineup" thing just doesnt work well. It never really allows each star player to all reach their potential. Something about taking a guy who is a cleanup hitter and making them hit 2nd or 6th subconcsciohsly over time morphs them into that and they dont produce like a number 4 hitter anymore they just turn into a glorified role player.

As a white Sox fan…I always complain about the team not spending BIG money. When I look at the padres and Mets I realize money doesn’t always equal winning

Soto’s cards have dipped and superfractors are easily attainable while Tatis cards are slowly rising 🤟🏼

I am a big Braves fan. We are good. There’s no disputing it. However, for some reason, I don’t want my team playing the Padres in the post season. They are still extremely talented. I don’t think they will rebound this year, but look out if they do. The NL West is still up for grabs.

It’s frustrating for us Nats fans to see most of our star power being traded away 😢, like Soto of the Padres and Scherzer to the Mets. Seeing how bad the Padres and the Mets are doing, only reinforces the idea that they should have stayed in Washington as their performance for their new clubs has been terrible and second the reality is that they could have if stayed turned Washington into one of the next premier teams in the League up there with the likes of the Washington Capitals in the NHL 🏒 with Backstrom, Wilson and Ovie. They had to go chasing after money 💵 and now look at you.

As a dodgers fan I love videos like this

IDK IF YOU ARE A PADRES FAN OR WHATEVER YOU ARE🤣 BUT GREAT VIDEO BRO🤦🏾‍♂️ AS MUCH AS IT SUCKS AND HURTS👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I BEEN A FAN AND WATCHING SINCE 80’s AND ITS PAINFUL. BUT I CAN SAY PADRES HAVE SOME OF THE MOST DIE HARD LOYAL FANS OUT THERE💯 AND PPL LAUGH WHEN I SAY THAT BUT YR IN YR OUT HERE WE ARE AND MOST OF THE TIME KNOWING THEY WONT PRODUCE🤣 BUUUUUT BY FAR AND VERY FAR…THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST SEASON EVER, WITH THE SQUAD WE HAVE AND HOW POORLY THEY BEEN PLAYING IS SOME OF THE WORST HEART WRENCHING STUFF I HAVE SEEN ANNND HEARD OF. LIKE IDGAF WHO YOU ARE OR HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE…IF THERE IS A RUNNER ON 2ND OR 3RD WITH 0000 OUTS AND YOU CANT SWING YOUR WAY OUT OF A WET PAPER BAG…THEN BUNT THE UFCKEN BALLLLLLLLLL🤦🏾‍♂️STEAL A UFCKEN BASE WHEN TATIS IS ON 2ND, LIKE WTF HAPPN TO SMALL BALL🤷🏾‍♂️ AND IN A CLOSING SITUATION ALLOW HADER TO THROW MORE THAN 2 PITCHES DAMMIT WWWWTTTTTTFFFFFF

Darvish isn't having the best year, but I think teams stress offense over defense when it comes to rebuilds. San Diego is THAT team.

This team is following the same path as the team that had Kimbrel, Kemp, and the Upton's. That blew up causing Bud Black to lose his job.

The padre fans Phillies diss is the main reason

Mets are on a 5 game win streak. Although this doesn’t mean that we’re truest turning things around, it is a big improvement over last June.

I gave up following the team and am just a fan of Kim and his evolution as the best utility player in baseball

Well stiff bats is the reason. They got nervous and couldn’t perform when it was expected.

I kinda hate the notion that the padres had a "fail rebuild" cause even if you just look at 2019-2022 they made the playoffs twice and won 3 playoff series. Like thats alot more than alot of teams can say in that same time span. Like yeah they aren't doing that well RN but after the win today they look real good going into the all star break

Brown and Yellow jerseys are too much to overcome.

FANS WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHEN A MLB PLAYER GETS A BIG CONTRACT, THEY DON'T CARE ANYMORE..

Window closed....love it

It's almost like Advanced statistics are not the end all be all of baseball...but hey, great launch angles

The Clippers of the MLB.

As a dodgers fan, I love this video 😂

Melvin is a great manager. You can see the team starting to turn the corner a little bit. If not this year I think the team will mesh by next year to have an amazing season.

Think of the USA miracle on ice team. There were way better NHL players available, but that didn't make them a better unit together.

Bookmark. We’ll see by the end of the season.

Still an entire 2nd half of baseball. Let’s see how this ages.

Machado said at the beginning of the year to the SD fans, "Don't boo us now and jump on the bandwagon later when we start winning!"....Ya still ain't winning, bud 😂😂😂

Padres are more disappointing than the while sox

Amazing video.. I’ve been to about 20 home games this season and I can safely say we will not make the playoffs..

What does Carlos Rodon, Spencer Turnbull, John Means, Wade Miley, Corey Kluber, Tyler Gilbert and Domingo German have in common? Theyve all thrown no hitters since Joe Musgrove's no hitter... so no, theyre not the last franchise to have a pitcher throw a no hitter. Dont know where you heard that from.

To have a true world series run you need 2-3 WAR seasons from role players, bottom line. Every team has between 2 and 5 stars like the Padres but that is still only ~60% of your at bats going to your best players. Every WS team of the past decade got there on top of overperforming role players.

Padres case it just players not performing to the back of their baseball cards. They might have an off year but one can’t expect soto, tatis and manny to not produce at their normal levels. The only contract that really did not make sense of Yu Davish. They would have been better off offering a higher annual value and less years then extending him for 6 years.

They've got a 48-40 pythagorean and have had health issues. They've only won like 20% of 1-run games. Peripherals suggest this is mostly bad luck and they'll be alright.

The PED suspension was total crap if you look into the details. I feel bad for Padres fans

"Talent" doesn't 't mean chemistry. This year is similar to 2021 with many big names and 'talent" but can't put it together as a team.

Wait a min as a Washingtonian i was told Juan Soto was a generational player & you telling me the team that acquired him is a non-factor? Surprise Surprise

really frustrating seeing how good this team can be but just underperforming. been a pads fan my whole life so i’m used to disappointment but this is unparalleled. it’s one thing to flat out suck but to have the talent there and just not play to your potential is exhausting to watch. the fan in me is saying they’ll turn it around in the 2nd half but i would be genuinely surprised if we make the postseason. really hope this is a wake up call for them and 2024 will be a full 180° difference

Not ONE clutch player on the roster. This matters!