The San Diego Padres were coming off a 99-loss season when they started unloading and retooling last summer. The biggest name to go was pitcher Jake Peavy, who finally accepted a move to the White Sox on July 31.
Something else started happening around that time for the Padres. They began winning.
The Padres still had a losing record in 2009 at 75-87, but they went 37-25 from late July to the end of the season.
The 2010 Padres had an identical 37-25 start to this season and have held on to first place in the National League West for all but one day since.
With a meager payroll of just under $39 million, the Padres are the latest example of the …
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