The Padres Built The Ultimate Rotation In 2024

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Just to confirm: By “Ultimate”, I don’t mean the best rotation. It is absolutely ultimate that the Padres were able to build such a good rotation, regardless of the incredible owner passing away. Regardless of losing 3 pitchers that had a 3 ERA or better. Thats ultimate if you ask me.

[@brentmcwilliams4332]

Ok

[@marioluigifans126]

Dodgers rotation is still stronger. Once Buehler and Kershaw are back to full health and ready to go better be ready for those series dubs against the Padres

[@joebarr725]

That's BS if you ask me.

[@bigprovos12]

@@marioluigifans126Dude, respectfully he wasn’t saying it was better, no one’s is better than the dodgers 😂 Dodgers still the big dog in the division hopefully the pads can still make the wild card tho

[@kapostatuz1677]

They tried the elite lineup last year Now this year the elite rotation

[@joebarr725]

It's not only elite. It's ULTIMATE. Weren't you paying attention to this BS?

[@Kevin-ch9ch]

LMAO AAAAAAAAA

[@Rico1221]

As a padre fan, it was hard to see us have such a great batting line up just for it to not produce. It was especially frustrating to see the tables turn when the bats finally woke up but the lights-out pitching from the beginning of the season was no longer there. The padres were a huge mess last year, but I have hope that the team has had time to marinate and put up a good fight this year, especially now that we have such a great pitching rotation. Thanks for the great analysis!

[@made4tv495]

2023 will be more about Padres wasting their best Pitching staff in team history. Snell, Hader, Wacha, Lugo were elite.

[@OGTirpleOG]

They all were struggling when they came to the padres. Ruben Niebla changed the way padres see pitching. Wacha and Lugo had huge red flags coming to the padres and Niebla maximized their talents

[@Jukeboxster]

wacha and lugo lol. they were unwanted before the Padres signed them

[@omaraltamirano1245]

Didn’t have the lineup to back then up , worst in close games was the killer team had no drive either won by a mile or lost by a run

[@YDH25]

Padres go 24 scoreless innings against the dodgers in 2024 NLDS

[@laartwork]

They had Hader and Snell pitched a Cy Young performance... so how are they better this year?

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

On the pitching side, I agree their not better. Tough to get better than what they already had. But, owner died, they lost 3 pitchers that had 3 eras or better.. yet somehow still have an awesome rotation. That to me is ultimate. The offense is really what worries me. The reason the Padres were so bad, is because of their situational baseball. Ranking 30th in “High Leverage” situations offensively. Ranking 25th with RISP. Ranking 30th, in “Late & Close” games. I love that they were able to keep such a good rotation. But man oh man idk how to feel for them offensively

[@Blubbluh]

Hader pitched only when he felt like it, acted like a princess in a contract year. Snell was good, but could only go 6 innings max

[@dangeejr]

As a Pads fan, we can only wait and see. I get a lot of folks disappointed from last year but goodness the negativity is abundant.

[@Tgrirch]

The padres have built the "ultimate" roster the last few seasons and have shit the bed everytime. Beat out by the diamondbacks

[@vieweraj]

Yeah... like how they went to the NLCS in 2022... totally sh*t the bed...

[@Tgrirch]

@@vieweraj yeah and they shit the bed in the nlds. Thats their ceiling

[@brianh8029]

Beating the Mets and dodgers in 22 is “shitting the bed”? Last year was a joke but 2022 was awesome….

[@rowan6582]

Every nl team got beat out by the diamondbacks

[@phil4006]

@@vieweraj +cs

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Reminds me of how I build teams in mlb the show.

[@RainInSpainOrNot]

The best part of this deal is the $8M price tag for cease… it keeps team well below luxury tax to allow for other moves

[@tonysu8860]

The worst part of the deal is that the Padres lost 2 critical players that probably were essential for success this year... Setup man Steven Wilson and projected starter Drew Thorpe to become the sixth starter later in the season as likely injuries and non-performance occurs. Morejon is and maybe Kopek are being counted on to replace Wilson and so far that hasn't been too reliable. Probably someone we don't know today will have to step up and become a sixth starter during the year. It might be Brito or Vazquez. Or maybe someone from the minors. Big question marks.

[@ZaKRo-bx7lp]

If only their bats weren't such a disappointment

[@doesanyonehavegum327]

How does the addition of a 4+ ERA pitcher somehow make this team look any better than a third place team?

[@MrFox21121]

To be fair, that was last year, Cease has had Elite numbers as recently as 2022 so it remains to be seen if last year is the norm or just a blip.

[@MrLokojorge]

Cease will be better this year with better defense behind him, in a pitchers park and on a contending team but I don't know if the chemistry is better at Petco than in Chicago!

[@hopespringseternal2624]

The Padres have a great pitching coach, Ruben Nieba, who coached a Cy Young winner last year.

[@clubs8199]

Another reason is that Petco is favorable towards pitchers. Look at Steve Wilson’s (who the White Sox got) ERA at home vs away

[@artm0011]

​@@hopespringseternal2624he was a Cy young winner prior. Your coach didn't do anything

[@jaytaylor2312]

3rd place team this year Best case scenario get the final wildcard spot

[@Leadershipornothing]

Padres top 4 pitchers and hitters vs Dbacks top 4 pitchers and hitters? 🤔 hmmmmm

[@cbreezy8003]

Coming back to this comment when we win the World Series

[@cbreezy8003]

Baseball is so hard to predict. The dbacks got to the dance last year. A roster significantly worse than the padres. U gotta get hot at the right time and the players need to click.

[@jaytaylor2312]

@@Leadershipornothing As a padres fan they had way better pitching and offense last year and the dbacks still were better

[@jaytaylor2312]

@@cbreezy8003 I hope you are right I’m being realistic based on injuries and depth

[@Aazib_Warriors]

And now they’re in the playoffs

[@kaliprolific]

AJ Preller making chess moves, as always. #LFGSD

[@joebarr725]

And getting checkmated, as always.

[@compasparky]

CEASE THE DAYYY!

[@nathanielnunez7797]

Padres have lost so much talent and depth, I don’t know how they finish better than last year’s team. Cy young, Elite closer, Elite bat. They’ve done a solid job replacing these assets, but their ceiling definitely isn’t as high as the last couple of years.

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Yeah I really like the pitching still. But the situational hitting, is quite terrible unfortunately. No depth there.

[@hihackersam9176]

Hader did cost us some games though he was a choker on 2023

[@TrentConnor2010]

Not really

[@TrentConnor2010]

@@PurelyBaseballYTthis aged well

[@VitalityMassage]

Cease will be better with the Padres because he'll stay up late partying in Pacific Beach at all the good bars.

[@link12345214]

I swear, no team that under performs more gets more hype every year then the Padres dating back to about 2014/15.

[@alexanderson1304]

Didn’t they “built” their ultimate rotation last year

[@hopespringseternal2624]

Who said that? That is untrue. And The Giants certainly have built theirs with trading for injured players 😂

[@BananaBoatFloat]

Good grammar

[@alexanderson1304]

@@hopespringseternal2624yeah 2024 Giants are built like straw and slight potential but we aren’t claiming to be a super team

[@hopespringseternal2624]

@@alexanderson1304 Well, I hope you can play better than the last few years.

[@alexanderson1304]

@@hopespringseternal2624 same to you brother, same to you

[@Rigoro-1]

Don't even have the 2nd best rotation in the division but cool ig

[@DarthVader20201]

Darvish, Musgrove, Cease, King, Waldron

[@bigprovos12]

I wouldn’t call them the ultimate rotation yet, but it should be serviceable enough hopefully for the playoffs. Go pads!!!

[@danielcarlin6529]

Preller might not even be done, Snell is still out there 😉

[@MrLokojorge]

If anyone signs Snell on a short term deal is the Padres. No one else is willing to sign a high $$ short term and give up draft compensations but the Padres won't need to do that.

[@007TheLife]

As a Padres fan, I’ll go ahead and spare everyone the laughs. We’re still not a factor. Preller should still be fired. We’ll still disappoint. That is all. Enjoy the season.

[@MarioPreciado-j1u]

Stfu as beginning a padres fans bullshit be about or nahh

[@toogud7918]

Peter Siedler put out a great team every year with preller’s help. It’s not his fault that they were the worst clutch time team in the league and underperformed. What more is preller supposed to do he puts good rosters and they underperform compared to their career averages. What do you want to be done

[@007TheLife]

@@toogud7918 Preller has been on the job nearly a decade. How about not hire a rookie manager in Andy Green? How about not hiring his best friend Jayce Tingler? How about not meddling and clashing with Bob Melvin? How about not fostering a toxic environment and having a poor analytics department (according to players that played here and left)? Three winning seasons (one in the covid year), and two playoff appearances in 9 years is terrible. He only had a job because he was close with Mr. Siedler (who considered his terrible results excellence).

[@cookbook2513]

All of this to be a 3rd place team with 84 wins

[@joolz5057]

Did they though.....

[@otgbaby4615]

Dodgers and padres are the only teams to be scared of in the West

[@Zyron22]

The diamond backs too.

[@1TightMinute]

The ultimate rotation? It even better than last years. It’s not even the best in league. I give that nod to a healthy braves team, although I really like Seattle’s. I wouldn’t even say it’s better than diamondbacks….certainly not better than the talented arms the dodgers have. That’s just teams this year. No way it’s on par with the braves of the early 90s or the early 2000s As or Ect Ect.

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

By “Ultimate”, let me clarify. I’m not speaking in the terms of, this rotation is unstoppable or anything like that. Ultimate is more so used to highlight how good the rotation is, with the circumstances being rough. Like, losing Snell, Wacha, and Lugo to free agency. The owner passing away. Yet, they were able to revamp the rotation.. and make it good again.

[@1TightMinute]

@@PurelyBaseballYT ok bro….ultimate means the best ever and the best there ever could be. If they played baseball for a thousand years there will never be a better rotation than the 2024 Padres. That’s what the word means so….

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

@@1TightMinute it is pretty ultimate that they have the rotation they have, after their owner literally dying and losing 3 of their rotation arms…

[@1TightMinute]

@@PurelyBaseballYTso you are trying to say it’s the ultimate construction of a rotation. Not actually the best rotation itself. Got it. That makes more sense. It was a good video. I enjoyed it. However the tag is grammatically incorrect and confusing if that’s what you meant. Not to be picky but I’m sure I’m not the only one who is going to think that.

[@jamesstinedurf9841]

it's a bit much to say it's the ultimate rotation, but i do think they can surprise a lot of people this season

[@hateusernames2]

Can they compete or even win the NL West?

[@briancalifornia]

They are the ultimate floor to ceiling team

[@mdsmith1019]

Must be nice to be a fan of an organization that actually wants to win and not just "compete" (aka STL).

[@CarsonWalker-t3w]

Y'all got rings, at least...

[@komickaze85]

I really wish I could root for the Padres. But they have Machado, the guy who ended Pedroia's career with a now illegal slide (but back then it wasn't). Other than him, I'd like to see them win because they haven't and the rest of the team seem like good people. He's the only player in MLB I truly despise (and maybe Rendon).

[@joebarr725]

Any team that has Manny Machado as its veteran leader is going to have character issues.

[@nicogarbella]

False: only way to build ultimate rotation is add Bauer... what is we doing?!

[@settrippin7608]

I wish

[@elchancho8432]

Padres pull an Amber Heard every season…

[@dadbot8480]

They’re missing the best free agent on the market: Rich Hill

[@blursloco3217]

😂😂

[@joolz5057]

* Dick Mountain

[@joebarr725]

Yup. Gotta have that 44-year-old starter who went 8-14 with a 5.41 ERA last year.

[@dadbot8480]

@@joebarr725Only a 3.38 ERA as a reliever, though

[@Ares14]

Dylan Cease is solid but not elite by any means. You could even make an argument that the Padres gave up too much for a guy that may give you 3.8 to 4 ERA this season.

[@Anim3Gamer]

Last year's Padres proved one thing - you can have all the talent in the world, but if you can't Win games when it matters most, then you'll just keep losing. Last year was a aberration of continually losing Extra Inning games after the year before in 2022 winning those same games by sending up a Backup Catcher to the plate in big situations and him delivering. Seriously, Jorge Alfaro leaving in 2023 was the Padres biggest roster loss - and it showed itself in the Win-Loss record. He should've stayed and sent Nola packing and let Alfaro be the veteran bridge to Ethan Salas. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZfRdZKgiKmFnZY

[@dashpratt4097]

Have you seen the Dodgers rotation? Shits on the Padres

[@Mexican_Loko]

I think Aj preller is trying to strikeout the dodgers batters with getting the bullpen stronger

[@DavidHull3_OfficialBaseball]

LFGSD!!

[@rawkusrex]

wildcard team at best

[@tatsuyaarai6029]

NL West is so competitive. Sorry for Colorado.

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Prayers to the Rockies. Another 100 loss season.

[@RoAchKIlLAx420]

It's been a long off season i forgot how much i hate the Padres

[@Mark6Martin99]

"Ultimate Rotation" is quite an exaggeration - it could be better described as "the best they could do given tight financial constraints" - as a Padre fan I'm trying to be optimistic

[@ThatBaseballGuy13]

You’re on another level man. No idea how you make these so fast and with good quality. Props to you. Amazing.

[@jeffhathaway6515]

Its hilarious that the Padres think they have the ultimate rotation!

[@luisnavarro5298]

That rotation will go crazy❗️when they miss the playoffs again

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

👌👌

[@reno-san87]

The ultimate? Y'all REACHING 😂😆

[@Zyron22]

Can't wait to see the dodgers choke again

[@owefay1]

They replaced Snell with Cease. They "built" the Ultimate rotation by downgrading at starters spot. I fell for the title and that's why its there.

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

As I said in the pinned comment, it’s how they built this rotation that makes it ultimate. They had everything going against them from losing Snell, Lugo, and Wacha. The owner passes away. Yet they were still able to retool, and stay competitive in the rotation. Thats ultimate to me.

[@freedomtrucker2332]

@@PurelyBaseballYT ..it’s not even close to the brass throwing hands in the air and saying “oh well” ..they are making moves to bring in quality players ..to me ..the one thing lacking last season was team chemistry ..something the D-Backs excelled in last year ..don’t discount that ..first 30 games this season will tell a story ..Go Pads!

[@JoshTheDragon_27]

If Snell Resigns Which He Probably Won’t

[@Cory-zn5mq]

They had the cy young winner and missed the playoffs

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Yep. I blame it on the offense being terrible situationally. Great statistics, bad team baseball.

[@MrKrushgutz]

They still need to replace Juan Soto

[@thisisit2524]

Would take braves rotation Strider Fried Sale Morton Lopez until Ian Anderson comes back from TJ or AJ Smith-Shawver forces his way into rotation

[@hopespringseternal2624]

Strider had an ERA over 4 last year

[@Mr1stcat]

Dodgers and Braves have wayyyyy better rotation and bullpen than the Sadres

[@hopespringseternal2624]

@@Mr1stcat You might want to learn how to spell before you reply.

[@jonahflores1147]

Bro why did you leave out the Dbacks when you were talking about NL West playoff contenders!?!?!? What the heck do we have to do to earn NL West respect?

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Completely on me actually! I blanked on the D Backs. My bad man, my bad.

[@MlbProdigy]

CEASE TRADEEEE

[@kaydenbrown9095]

I did not get 25$ with that link

[@anonymousdogg1559]

Ohtani fares well against Dylan, Freeman batts .385 against Musgrove, Darvish owns LA. It’s going to be fun seeing these two teams at it 💪🏼

[@fadedbrickz]

Ultimate rotation? That is PURELY BS 😂

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Check pinned comment lol. I’m not calling this the best rotation at all.

[@JediKnight_Revan619]

I've been a padre fan since the 80s, and once again, fans are jumping the gun about this team. Padres built a roster in 2022 - lost Padres built a roster in 2023 - didn't even make the wildcard Padres build a rotation in 2024 - unproven since the season hasn't started and 2 starters are coming off injuries Padres made the mickey Mouse postseason in 2020. Just like how LA won the mickey mouse world series.

[@CarsonWalker-t3w]

They also made the postseason in 2022. There's a shot for this year I also don't consider 2022 Mickey Mouse tbh

[@Merlin_From_Shrek_3]

Ez 3rd place

[@Leadershipornothing]

Padres had nearly as successful of a season as the dbacks 2 years ago, while flunking last year… while the Dbacks did a playoff series better and now their fans are coming out saying they are going to be just as good 😂 enjoy the ride you fans it might not be better

[@LosDodgersWSChamps]

Dodgers and Diamondbacks have better rotations you casual

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

I agree. But the Padres somehow have a good rotation after losing a CY young winner, two separate 3 ERAS, and their owner passing away.

[@Mr1stcat]

Their owner wasn't on the active roster 🤣 how does that factor into this

[@BananaBoatFloat]

@@Mr1stcatyou thought u did some there , He probably factored into baseball decisions

[@franciscoverjan7397]

Dylan cease only had good numbers against AL central teams. That division is a joke just like the NL central hes gonna get eaten up alive by the NL West especially with a line up that Diamondbacks and dodgers have. Darvish is on the decline and you dont know what youre gonna get out of musgrove. So how exactly are they elite?

[@mariokart9227]

All I’m saying is the padres played better after getting profar therefore profar is the best player

[@itaibenjaminsavin2434]

They'll just collapse 😢

[@ghosttiger84]

Lol.

[@derricklavoie2513]

They are trying to buy a championship. It never works

[@SO-if3yn]

The Mariners have a better rotation. Also the Dodgers have Yamamoto, Glasnow, and Buehler….but still this is a great video! Be well.

[@tonysibvisuals3552]

The “ultimate” idiocracy 🤣

[@Somedayfishing]

lol

[@derekconstantino7759]

This page has been going full blown delusional as of late 💀

[@Sapioso]

Not going to match the Dodgers. Won’t even be close.

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Each team has good rotations, good depth in the rotation. Offensively, Dodgers are insane with the starters and the depth. Whereas the Padres, have no depth in that lineup

[@Sapioso]

@@PurelyBaseballYT true I just see a Buehler coming in the 2nd half and slamming the door shut on the west. Agreed 100% though.

[@Sapioso]

Dustin May possibly as well.

[@sithman5000]

Are they finally going to play to the strength of their ball park and not try to be the mash bros? All the naysayers, id be buying padre stock.

[@tonysu8860]

No, this is nowhere close to an elite rotation although it has the POTENTIAL to be very good but only with a considerable amount of luck. The biggest problem is it lacks durability. Not a single pitcher pitched close to the entire season last year due mostly to injury. Darvish missed the entire last couple months of 2023 due to an ekbow injury. Musgrove missed neatly the entire season due to dropping a kettleball on his toe in training camp but in any case he hasn't pitched well for a couple years since his no-hitter. Snell is gone in free agency. Lugo and Wacha are also gone in free agency. Waldron was a late call up last year who has pitched sort of Ok as he learns to pitch at the big league level. Newly acquired Michael King in the Soto trade pitched only 9 starts last year, has flashes of talent but is learning to pitch as a starter and doesn't appear to have developed that extra gear to get out of trouble that veterans develop. To get this rotation, Preller traded away a lot if pitching depth. Lugo and Wacha are gone, replaced in the rotation by only King. Steven Wilson is gone from the bullpen in the Cease trade. It's early to know if Morejon can replace Wilson's bullpen role and there is no answer to the lack of a sixth starter yet especially since it's unlikely the current rotation can pitch all year. Already Darvish has spent time on the ILbut that and more from others should be expected. Bottom line is this pitching staff is very, very thin and someone like Vazquez, Brito or someone from the minors will probably have to step up to join the rotation at some time during the year like how Waldron did last year. It's a big ask for some player to deliver a lot more than what they've shown so far but it has to happen unless the Padres experience extraordinary luck.

[@310chris18]

And still lost lastnight 😂

[@freddyalcaraz6156]

Please don’t curse us :,(

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

🙏🙏

[@brenden084]

Mariners have a better rotation

[@jovanirivera34]

the ulitmate rotation? stopppp lol

[@rylandunlap6986]

This channel is more clickbait and biased for the Padres than even italk studios 😂 yall really didn't just say this rotation is that good, its not even top 10 in the league 😭😭

[@aaronwalters6134]

Ultimate… that’s a reach…

[@brentmcwilliams4332]

How ultimate can the Padres rotation be when it isn't even as good as Seattle's is today,? Click bait nonsense.

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Check pinned comment.

[@morcatna4767]

YUUUUU DARVISSHHHHHH 💛🤎🤍

[@derekconstantino7759]

Lmao they dont even have the 2nd best rotation in their own division 💀

[@fredcasdensworld]

And the Padres will still under-perform because it's a smegging Padres

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

Agreed. I’m not worried about the pitching at all. Whether its a downgrade or not from last year, the pitching is gonna be good. The offense on the other hand, is just so rough… ranked last in almost every situational baseball stat last year

[@kylecraig8952]

The Giants made a better rotation

[@MarioPreciado-j1u]

Lmao othani on the angles did it guarantee a chip no so stfu, nothing is guaranteed.

[@davidbarraza1294]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobserroels6567]

Giants rotation better

[@dashpratt4097]

Nah…the rotation is at best Mediocre

[@Mr1stcat]

Lmao "the ultimate rotation" 😆🤣 an old guy, a one year wonder and yu Darvish is the ultimate rotation?!?!? I guess if yer a Sadres fan you gotta grasp at any straw

[@Zyron22]

*Padres, The have good rotation though.

[@miguelsanchez2662]

They still a mid team 😆

[@Zyron22]

Their great

[@miguelsanchez2662]

@@Zyron22 great at missing the postseason lol

[@Zyron22]

Hater must be a dodgers fan, if you are, your team is great a choking.

[@miguelsanchez2662]

@@Zyron22 They didn’t choke in 2017 and 2020. Dodgers are great in the postseason when their team is at full strength. Their full season championship on the way this decade! 🎉

[@murda1_]

#signbauer

[@rydermiles8980]

This move honestly puts the padres into legit top 3 rotation in baseball.

[@DrGODofTHUNDER]

Lot of jealous haters in here.... "Not Scared" "3rd Place" ---- REEEEEE sounds like you all are jealous and scared hahahahaha

[@derekconstantino7759]

Lmao 4 months later and their rotation outside of cease us mid at best

[@PurelyBaseballYT]

I’d argue King has been better than mid. But yeah their pitching struggles is pretty crazy actually. Musgrove has sucked, Yu’s injured, Waldron’s been okay. Ranked 15th in ERA among all teams in pitching.

[@hahahaj7117]

This rotation isn’t top 5, probably not even top 10