The San Diego Padres head into spring training fresh off the disappointment of not landing Mookie Betts but eager to get on with the ever-evolving rebuilding they hope will make them competitive sooner rather than later. Betts, the 2018 AL MVP with Boston, ended up with the division rival Los Angeles Dodgers, who have won the NL West seven straight seasons and reached the World Series in 2017 and 2018. While welcoming a handful of new players, the Padres expect shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. to bounce back from a stress reaction in his lower back that ended his exciting rookie season in mid-August.