SAN DIEGO PADRES

71-91 is where the Padres finished, 23 games behind the pack in the National League West.

The pitching for the most part was better than average in 2011, with overall era’s well under 4.00. You need runs for era’s to stand up, something San Diego couldn’t do. The team’s era was a phenomenal 3.42 per game. There were no big winners, with Aaron Harang leading with a 14-7 record, and a 3.64 ERA.

CAMERON MAYBIN

When your best hitter bats .364 (Cameron Maybin) and your big guy hits 11 HR’s and 64 RBI’s (Ryan Ludwick), it’s time to throw out the whole thing and start over.

In the free agent market, Heath Bell took his talents to Miami and got himself a 3 year $27 million contract. Chad Qualls 3.51 ERA to Philadelphia, and that ended the talent drain.

36 year old Mark Kotsay, RH from Milwaukee signed on for 1 year and $1.25 million, and Micah Owings SP from Arizona, $1,000,000.

Where’s the hitting coming from?

2012, last place.