Padres News: Bob Melvin Addresses the Rumors Surrounding Friars Stars
Since the Padres are 10 games out of first place in the National League West and 6.5 games out of the National League Wild Card, teams and the media expect they are sellers at this year’s trading deadline. The Padres have financial problems when their television deal went belly up.
Are the Padres’ stars distracted by the swirling rumors?
According to manager Bob Melvin, “No.” Here's the full quote he had to say:
Like all veterans, the Padres’ stars know not to pay attention to the rumors and don’t read Twitter or X.
By the time a player becomes a major league star, he has been the subject of trade rumors. If he doesn’t learn how to ignore the outside world, he won’t last very long in the major leagues. Most of the rumors are manufactured by the media to have something either to write or talk about and catch attention for its particular outlet.
The Padres are arguably the most disappointing team in the major leagues. After the offseason where management spent wildly on free agents, the spending hasn’t translated to good play on the field.
The Padres have the lowest ERA in the National League, but their high-priced offense hasn’t produced. They have the second worst batting average, and they are home run happy with 131, the fourth highest in the league.
Melvin hopes his targeted veterans will concentrate on playing good baseball and ignore the trade rumors. The Padres need to rebuild the farm system after the Juan Soto trade last August. It would make sense for the Padres to be sellers.
