Can the Padres leverage their status as San Diego sports monopolists into a powerhouse franchise? That makes the metropolitan area relatively small, and the San Diego television market ranks 28th in the United States. Among major league teams, only the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers play in smaller media markets. Live updates: Chargers are coming to Los Angeles »The Padres are a small-market team, Chargers or no Chargers. In this first year that the Padres will be the only major league team in San Diego, they will not truly be fielding a major league roster.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2017 18:10 UTC