Padres News: Friars Assure Clubhouse Believes No Run Deficit is Too Large

Can the offense improve?

Winning the offseason doesn't always translate to wins in the regular season. It's why the games are played on the field and not on paper. So far through two months, the 2023 San Diego Padres are finding this out the hard way. 

Currently sitting at 27-32 on the year, 7.5 games back of first place in the NL West, San Diego needs to start winning games soon. The Friars have arguably the best lineup on paper from top to bottom but something is lacking. Weirdly, it's not the pitching that has caused issues but the offense. 

“We have a good team with good players. No matter who we’re facing, we all have faith we can give ourselves a chance to come back and win the game.”

-Padres infielder 

Jake Cronenworth

Cronenworth's words sound great but the way that the Padres have started the new season, tell a different story. San Diego has failed to score more than two runs in a game 15 times to start the season. They are second worst in all of baseball, only to the Oakland Athletics, who at times look like they don't even want to win games.

For a team that spent so much money over the offseason to build a championship contending team, the results haven't shown yet. However, this team isn't giving up on themselves yet and they know there is still a ton of baseball to be played.

“With the guys that we have, it shouldn’t, if it’s 7-1, feel like we can’t come back,”

-Padres manager 

Bob Melvin

The Padres know what's in front of them. They can either band together and play like the team that many expected them to be. Or they can fall apart and become one of the biggest letdowns in recent memory. The path is up to them but they better decide which way to go quickly.