While the Padres have played themselves out of the playoff race, culminating in a sweep at the hands of the Brewers and the failure of Hader to even take the mound in his return to AmFam, William Contreras, who hit a 450 ft blast yesterday and was probably the MVP of the weekend, has been the best or second best catcher in baseball this year per fWAR....
We may have missed the playoffs last year, but the Hader trade has become nothing short of a resounding success and a boon to the future of this franchise. All of this with top 10 LHP prospect Robert Gasser having yet to make his MLB debut...