data-mm-id=”_if0k2nk1e”>The San Diego Padres have been one of the biggest disappointments of the 2023 MLB season. Expected to cruise to a playoff spot, and potentially unseat the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West, the Friars have instead underperformed during an uneven first half of the season. There have been signs of a breakout recently and they won five of six before the All-Star break. They're currently 43-47 and the next two weeks of play will be crucial, not just for this season but for the franchise's future. Coming out of the break the Padres will face a 10-game road trip. They'll have to run through the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers before coming home. They'll finish that slate on July 23, nine days before the trade deadline…