3 Padres players who underperformed in June

The San Diego Padres faced their biggest need for offensive help in June when Manny Machado was sidelined with an ankle injury. Some players were able to step up, while others seemingly stepped down.

Machado has carried the lineup since the beginning of the season, which was never sustainable. San Diego has been highly inconsistent without him. The team doesn’t have much room for players to underperform.

These players have, unfortunately, lowered their performance in June and struggled to help the shaky lineup.

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer

Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer tanked massively in June. In April, he was one of the best hitters on the team and hit .389/.457/.597. In June, he hit .209/.255/.330.

Though he’s never been a power hitter, he was seemingly getting stronger with one of his best slugging percentages in April. Now, his isolated power is at the lowest it’s ever been (.123) and he’s performing at a much lower level than he can.

This drop, however, doesn’t seem to be unusual for Hosmer. Last season, he had the same downfall and was hitting .172/.226/.230 in June before making a big increase to .355/.425/.487 in July.

Hopefully this season, history will repeat itself and Hosmer can help the team.

San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim

Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim made himself well-known this season when he became a regular starter at shortstop in place of Fernando Tatís Jr. He started the season extremely well in April hitting .271/.364/.563.

He had a significant drop in performance in May to .196/.282/.278 and slightly improved again in June (.239/.330/.304). However, he’s remained far below the potential that he showed in April.

His isolated power went down from last season. In 2021, he had an ISO of .150. This season, it’s down to .118. Though it’s clear he’s never been a power hitter, he started the season with significantly more power that seemingly never came back.

His slugging percentage had a noticeable decrease and he’s producing less-quality hits. In April, he produced three home runs. He didn’t produce any in June. Though his numbers improved between May and June, he’s still not nearly at the caliber he was in April.