Padres’ offense remains silent to open Stammen era
The Friars scored more than three runs once during the opening homestand.
San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) | Getty Images San Diego Padres Craig Stammen began his managerial tenure, winning only twice during the opening six-game homestand. For all the Spring Training talk, Stammen and company had very little to celebrate in the first week of the 2026 season. Offensive woes continue in 2026 No question, the offensive production is a bit slow out of the gate.
The Detroit Tigers staff was not going to be an easy opening series foe. But the back end of the Giants’ rotation should have been a feast for the Padres bats. The Friar Faithful are confused whether the Spring Training lineup experimentation has come to an end.
Stammen seems content to leave Fernando Tatis Jr. in the leadoff spot, but he did shuttle Jake Cronenworth into the top of the order in three games. The first-year manager spent the entire time in Peoria, Ariz.
promising changes to the lineup. It was baffling to see him throw out the same batting order that continued the hitting struggles from a season ago. We expected a contact-driven top of the order that would put themselves in scoring position for Manny Machado and Tatis Jr.