2022 San Diego Padres season
The 2022 San Diego Padres season was the 54th season of the San Diego Padres franchise. The Padres play their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association. On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.
On October 2, San Diego clinched their first wild card berth since the pandemic shortened 2020 season and their first in a full season since the 2006 season. They defeated the New York Mets in the NLWCS and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. The Padres' 3–1 victory over the Dodgers was considered a historic upset, as their 111 wins in the regular season were the fourth most in MLB history and 22 more than San Diego's 89. The only time in league playoff history that a team defeated an opponent who was more than 22 wins better was in the 1906 World Series, when the 93-win Chicago White Sox defeated the 116-win Chicago Cubs. San Diego advanced to face Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS, the Padres' first championship series since 1998. However, they were defeated by the Phillies, losing in five games.
Offseason
Lockout
The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021 with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.
Rule changes
Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League adopted the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery was implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches appeared on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.Trade Deadline
August 1: Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet, Esteury Ruiz, & Robert Gasser to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for closer Josh Hader.August 2: MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, Luke Voit, Robert Hassell, James Wood, & Jarlin Susana to the Washington Nationals in exchange for outfielder Juan Soto & first baseman Josh Bell.
August 2: Eric Hosmer, Max Ferguson, & Corey Rosier to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor-league pitcher Jay Groome.
August 2: Brent Rooker to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for catcher Cam Gallagher.
August 2: Victor Acosta to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for utility player Brandon Drury.
Postseason
Postseason rosters
- Pitchers: 4 Blake Snell 11 Yu Darvish 21 Nick Martinez 25 Tim Hill 36 Pierce Johnson 44 Joe Musgrove 48 Steven Wilson 50 Adrián Morejón 55 Sean Manaea 66 Luis García 71 Josh Hader 75 Robert Suárez
- Catchers: 12 Luis Campusano 26 Austin Nola 38 Jorge Alfaro
- Infielders: 5 Wil Myers 7 Ha-seong Kim 9 Jake Cronenworth 13 Manny Machado 16 Brandon Dixon 17 Brandon Drury
- Outfielders: 2 Trent Grisham 10 Jurickson Profar 22 Juan Soto 28 José Azócar
- Designated hitters: 24 Josh Bell
- Pitchers: 4 Blake Snell 11 Yu Darvish 21 Nick Martinez 25 Tim Hill 36 Pierce Johnson 44 Joe Musgrove 48 Steven Wilson 50 Adrián Morejón 52 Mike Clevinger 55 Sean Manaea 66 Luis García 71 Josh Hader 75 Robert Suárez
- Catchers: 12 Luis Campusano 26 Austin Nola 38 Jorge Alfaro
- Infielders: 5 Wil Myers 7 Ha-seong Kim 9 Jake Cronenworth 13 Manny Machado 17 Brandon Drury
- Outfielders: 2 Trent Grisham 10 Jurickson Profar 22 Juan Soto 28 José Azócar
- Designated hitters: 24 Josh Bell
- Pitchers: 4 Blake Snell 11 Yu Darvish 21 Nick Martinez 25 Tim Hill 36 Pierce Johnson 44 Joe Musgrove 48 Steven Wilson 50 Adrián Morejón 52 Mike Clevinger 55 Sean Manaea 66 Luis García 71 Josh Hader 75 Robert Suárez
- Catchers: 12 Luis Campusano 26 Austin Nola 38 Jorge Alfaro
- Infielders: 5 Wil Myers 7 Ha-seong Kim 9 Jake Cronenworth 13 Manny Machado 17 Brandon Drury
- Outfielders: 2 Trent Grisham 10 Jurickson Profar 22 Juan Soto 28 José Azócar
- Designated hitters: 24 Josh Bell
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Jake Cronenworth | 158 | 587 | 88 | 140 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 88 | 3 | 70 | .239 | .390 |
| Manny Machado | 150 | 578 | 100 | 172 | 37 | 1 | 32 | 102 | 9 | 63 | .298 | .531 |
| Jurickson Profar | 152 | 575 | 82 | 140 | 36 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 5 | 73 | .243 | .391 |
| Ha-seong Kim | 150 | 517 | 58 | 130 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 12 | 51 | .251 | .383 |
| Trent Grisham | 152 | 451 | 58 | 83 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 57 | .184 | .341 |
| Austin Nola | 110 | 347 | 40 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 34 | .251 | .329 |
| Eric Hosmer | 90 | 335 | 32 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 33 | .272 | .391 |
| Luke Voit | 82 | 298 | 38 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 39 | .225 | .416 |
| Wil Myers | 77 | 261 | 29 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 21 | .261 | .398 |
| Jorge Alfaro | 82 | 256 | 25 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 11 | .246 | .383 |
| José Azócar | 98 | 202 | 24 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | .257 | .332 |
| Juan Soto | 52 | 182 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 44 | .236 | .390 |
| Josh Bell | 53 | 177 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 32 | .192 | .271 |
| Brandon Drury | 46 | 168 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 9 | .238 | .435 |
| Nomar Mazara | 55 | 159 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | .264 | .352 |
| CJ Abrams | 46 | 125 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .232 | .320 |
| Luis Campusano | 16 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .333 |
| Matt Beaty | 20 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .093 | .163 |
| Sergio Alcántara | 22 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .114 | .114 |
| Robinson Canó | 12 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 |
| Esteury Ruiz | 14 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .333 |
| Matthew Batten | 15 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .105 | .158 |
| Trayce Thompson | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .071 | .071 |
| Brandon Dixon | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .286 |
| Brent Rooker | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Eguy Rosario | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 |
| Luis Liberato | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5468 | 705 | 1317 | 275 | 18 | 153 | 682 | 49 | 574 | .241 | .382 |
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Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Yu Darvish | 16 | 8 | 3.10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 194.2 | 148 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 197 |
| Joe Musgrove | 10 | 7 | 2.93 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.0 | 154 | 67 | 59 | 42 | 184 |
| Sean Manaea | 8 | 9 | 4.96 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 158.0 | 155 | 95 | 87 | 50 | 156 |
| Blake Snell | 8 | 10 | 3.38 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 128.0 | 103 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 171 |
| Mike Clevinger | 7 | 7 | 4.33 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 114.1 | 102 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 91 |
| Nick Martinez | 4 | 4 | 3.47 | 47 | 10 | 8 | 106.1 | 96 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 95 |
| MacKenzie Gore | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 70.0 | 66 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| Nabil Crismatt | 5 | 2 | 2.94 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 67.1 | 57 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 65 |
| Luis García | 4 | 6 | 3.39 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 61.0 | 57 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 68 |
| Steven Wilson | 4 | 2 | 3.06 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 53.0 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 53 |
| Tim Hill | 3 | 0 | 3.56 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 25 |
| Robert Suárez | 5 | 1 | 2.27 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 61 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1 | 5 | 4.35 | 42 | 0 | 28 | 41.1 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 48 |
| Craig Stammen | 1 | 2 | 4.43 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 35 |
| Adrián Morejón | 5 | 1 | 4.24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
| Josh Hader | 1 | 1 | 7.31 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 16.0 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Pierce Johnson | 1 | 2 | 5.02 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| Reiss Knehr | 0 | 0 | 3.95 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Dinelson Lamet | 0 | 1 | 9.49 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
| Tayler Scott | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Ray Kerr | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Pedro Ávila | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Kyle Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wil Myers | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Weathers | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Austin Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Michel Báez | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Batten | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Javy Guerra | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| José Castillo | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team totals | 89 | 73 | 3.81 | 162 | 162 | 48 | 1443.1 | 1263 | 660 | 611 | 468 | 1451 |
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Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager | W | L | Position |
| Triple-A | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pacific Coast League | Jared Sandberg | 85 | 65 | Won Eastern Division Title 1st |
| Double-A | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Phillip Wellman | 38 | 29 | Won First-Half Southern Division title 1st |
| High-A | Fort Wayne TinCaps | Midwest League | Brian Esposito | 27 | 39 | 5th |
| Low-A | Lake Elsinore Storm | California League | Eric Junge | 40 | 26 | 1st |
| Rookie | ACL Padres | Arizona Complex League | Lukas Ray | 29 | 25 | 2nd |
| Rookie | DSL Padres | Dominican Summer League | Luis Mendez | 36 | 23 | 2nd |