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Prior to Opening Day, a radio host in Dallas called the San Diego Padres "horrible." Of course, he wasn't the only skeptical media member. Matt Baxendell of MLBCenter.com put the Padres in last place in the NL West, with fewer than 70 wins. To fulfill Baxendell's prediction, San Diego would have to finish 48-80 the rest of the way. Barring injury, I just don't see that happening. None of the ESPN writers picked the Padres to win the division. In fact, every ESPN baseball analyst , from Karl Ravech to Buster Olney to Buck Showalter, picked San Diego to finish dead last in the division. Christopher Harris, an ESPN Fantasy Baseball analyst, called Mat Latos a potential fantasy bust by saying, "he could just flat-out struggle, as most young pitchers eventually do." Latos currently holds ...

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