That was the day my pre-spring training power rankings dropped. Many people believed the Dodgers were an obvious No. 1 to enter the season because of how much money they spent in the offseason to add talent to their already immensely talented ballclub.

The Padres had a good weekend. That started with winning all three games against Bob Melvin’s Giants, taking the season series to move 20 games above .500 for the first time since 2010. But it extended to the Diamondbacks dropping two of three to the Brewers,