The San Diego Padres are doing what they seem to do every season.They are a .500 club, but are filled with talented players on their roster.
I've mentioned previously that they might be the most frustrating team in baseball.They try to take big swings to make their team better, they aren't afraid to make trades, and they invest in the club.
The reward so far has been mostly lost playoff series and nothing exciting in the regular season.The team is hitting just .226 for the year (dead last in the league) and has 379 runs scored (also the very worst in the league).San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King throws a pitch during the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif.
(David Frerker/Imagn Images)Their pitching hasn't been much better, but still certainly better than their offense.The team ERA is 4.23, which is 17th in the league.
The collective WHIP comes out to 1.34, which is 20th.Their starter today is Michael King, one of their better arms in the rotation.
King is 6-7 for the season with a 3.41 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.He has been slightly worse on the road than at home based on ERA, but he also has allowed three fewer earned runs in almost 20 fewer innings on the road.
That's showing that he really is not pitching all that well on the road.He is coming off of two really nice quality starts against the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks.
Royals hitters are batting just .194 against him over 31 at-bats.The Kansas City Royals are similar to the Padres in that they are one of the more frustrating teams in the game.This was a great opportunity for them to take the division.
The Twins and White Sox were supposed to be in down years.The Tigers didn't do much to improve their hitting.
The Guardians are seemingly always competitive.The Royals were supposed to take a bit of a step forward, but that hasn't happened.
They are 21 games under .500 and probably will look to trade away players, looking forward to next season.Kansas C...