San Diego Padres fans don’t need a calendar flip to know what this team’s “New Year’s resolutions” would be. You’ve seen the pattern. Every winter it’s some version of: the ceiling is obvious, the roster is talented, and yet the same handful of little things keep showing up like an uninvited guest.
That’s the theme fans know all too well, the Padres don’t usually lose because they lack stars. They lose because they make the season harder than it needs to be.
Padres’ New Year’s resolutions start with fixing what always shows up
The first part of the problem is the offense.