San Diego Padres: News and Notes

Winners of 12 out of their last 18 games and two out of three in Houston, the San Diego Padres find themselves with a 19-12 record and a half-game lead in the very competitive National League West.

Let’s look at why the Padres are playing so well in the early stages of the season.

The Bullpen is getting it done. Before he was ousted as GM, Kevin Towers didn’t leave the cabinet bare in the bullpen. As a matter of fact, Towers handed new GM Jed Hoyer quite the bullpen.

Led by Tim Stauffer, Luke Gregerson, Mike Adams, and of course, Heath Bell, the Padres’ bullpen has a 2.75 ERA, lead the National League with 10.61 K/9, and lead baseball in BAA with a .195 mark.

The anchor of this bullpen is Bell, or as I like to...

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