Here is what needs to happen for the Padres to be good in 2009:1. One of the young players (Venable, Headley, Antonelli) needs to step up and become a feared beast at the plate. Let's take Headley because he seemingly has the most potential, and is the furthest along. Headley needs to hit about .300 24 100.
2. Khalil needs a comeback season. He needs to hit like he did in 2007 or, at a minimum, somewhere between how he hit in 2007 and how he hit from 2004 - 2006.
3. Jody Gerut needs to put up the same numbers he did last season, except this time not get injured and miss the final month.
4. Peavy and CY need to both pitch like aces, and CY can't get injured.
5. Heath Bell needs to be a legit closer and at least one other guy has to emerge from the bullpen as a reliable stopper.
6. A-Gon, Kouz and Giles need to have similar seasons as they did in '08.
And there you have it. The Padres could also use some help from their 3-5 starters, a few more reliable bullpen arms, a decent hitting second baseman and a catcher who can throw guys out and hit over .200, but let's not get greedy. I'm not telling you what the Padres need to win a World Series, I'm just telling you what they need to be good.
Of course this post assumes Peavy, Khalil, Giles, etc. will be Padres come April. And that's a big assumption.
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