As high-dollar team fails to find its footing, moves to shore things up have fallen flat amid wild-card chase
One guy, a clean-cut California kid with a wide smile, played in front of sparse crowds in Miami. Another, with hair flowing wildly from his cap, toiled quietly in Kansas City. One, a Korean built like a fire hydrant. One, the oldest player in baseball.
Barlow delivered someone with closing experience, a late-game arm that had the potential to address the murky bullpen uncertainty of Luis Garcia, Tim Hill and Adrian Morejon. The move for Rich Hill, a rotational Hail Mary with his 13The Padres hunted stability, not sexy signings. Unique outposts. Unique roads. Unique roles. Unique rolls of the dice. Welcome to sunny San Diego. Ready, set … fix the Padres.
Can the newcomers possibly understand the years and hand-wringing that led to this moment? Most importantly: Is there still time for the group to produce enough of the little things that trigger big things?“Every team has their right timing,” Choi said shortly after landing in San Diego. “The last couple years and moving forward is that timing. It’s a process. You might think it’s a short time, but two months is a pretty long time. There’s still a lot of baseball left.
Cooper entered Monday 2-for-13. Choi began 0-for-11 with five walks. Barlow owned a 11.12 earned-run average after his first 5 2/3 innings. Hill has fared even worse, with an 12.79 ERA in his first 6 1/3. The group was scooped up to help nudge a team forward. And at this point, it would require a shocker of a nudge at that.
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