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Best and worst case scenario for every MLB team in 2019

By Brad Weiss

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
PEORIA, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 22: Manny Machado #8 of the San Diego Padres addresses the media at Peoria Stadium on February 22, 2019 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason, as they signed former Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles infielder Manny Machado to a monster deal. With Machado in place for the next ten years, the Padres are starting to build something special for the future, and they are looking like they want to win now.

That became evident on Monday, when it was announced that Fernando Tatis Jr. would make the team out of Spring Training. Tatis is considered by many as the best overall prospect in the game right now, and will join Machado on the left side of the infield, where this Padres team will be loaded for the foreseeable future.

Best case scenario

The addition of Machado, and the rise of Tatis actually make the Padres as a competitive team in 2019, where they will look to gain experience and get ready to make a run in 2020. This is a team that does not have enough talent to challenge on a day-to-day basis, but they will be a lot better than last year, and could play the role of spoiler to some of the better teams in the NL West.

Worst case scenario

Machado does not play up to his contract, and Tatis looks lost in his first season in the big leagues. Remember, he has not played past AA, so do not expect him to jump right in and hit .340 in his first season in the Majors. The Padres lost nearly 100 games last season, and while that is not likely to happen again in 2019, it is not out of the realm of possibility.

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