The San Diego Padres were just a few games away from a World Series appearance after a stunning run. They were the Wild Card team but defeated the 101-win New York Mets and the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers before succumbing to the Philadelphia Phillies.Now, they're ready to go even further in the postseason. They'll have Fernando Tatis Jr. back and they signed Xander Bogaerts. Now, they've also officially added seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz.San Diego Padres@PadresHere comes the Boomstick! The #Padres have signed seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz to a one-year contract. Details: atmlb.com/3H0SPlB4470428Here comes the Boomstick! The #Padres have signed seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz to a one-year contract. Details: atmlb.com/3H0SPlB https://t.co/amISDxfZ0kDespite being almost 43, Cruz has proven he can still hit as he knocked in 10 home runs last season. For a depth piece for the Padres, it doesn't get much better than Cruz.It's just a one-year deal, so it's clearly a move aimed at a deep playoff run in 2023. Padres fans could not be more excited about the prospect of Cruz hitting home runs at Petco Park.duder@daderbaker@Padres we chasing rings now baby5@Padres we chasing rings now baby https://t.co/xwJDoC9LJHFMB ☝️@familymanbro@Padres this is just like when thanos got that last little gemstone for his glove thing (pictured in gif)101@Padres this is just like when thanos got that last little gemstone for his glove thing (pictured in gif) https://t.co/KE4xRo58fOPatrick Nelson@PatrickNelsonTV@Padres Let’s ride!!!5@Padres Let’s ride!!! https://t.co/5YOLPSFU15Average Takes@AverageTakes_@Padres NELSON33@Padres NELSON https://t.co/aYKR6WkJHdJeremy@Pimp_Lord619@Padres why his picture look like a deep fried meme60@Padres why his picture look like a deep fried meme🇵🇸@illmatic59@Padres the final piece of the puzzle 🤎22@Padres the final piece of the puzzle 🤎💛 https://t.co/ID2qUKpmMY🐇🅛🅕🅖 23🐐@stZathehuman@Padres LFG!!!!8@Padres LFG!!!! https://t.co/q34krCFjkQSDPcris@Cristiantdlc19@Padres Love yall🤎8@Padres Love yall🤎 https://t.co/wmxVjHM2iUArmando B@MondoB2@Padres Damn just going for it all next year. I love it!!! Never had an owner is SD care about winning and wanting to win NOW!!! Next season should be fun. Hope the coaching staff can take all that talent and make it work as a team and bring SD a World Series win @Padres Damn just going for it all next year. I love it!!! Never had an owner is SD care about winning and wanting to win NOW!!! Next season should be fun. Hope the coaching staff can take all that talent and make it work as a team and bring SD a World Series win 🙏rich@rich_roberts@Padres It’s curtains for the league40@Padres It’s curtains for the leagueThe Padres were very close to achieving their goal last season. It's always important to continue adding pieces when that happens because a run like the one they had doesn't happen all that often.That's exactly what the San Diego Padres have done, now cemented by the official signing of Nelson Cruz.San Diego Padres 2023 lineup with Nelson CruzWith Nelson Cruz, the San Diego Padres now have a bona fide designated hitter. He's too old to play the field, but they won't need him to do that.Here's what their lineup might look like:Juan Soto, RFManny Machado, 3BXander Bogaerts, SSFernando Tatis Jr., LFJake Cronenworth, 1BNelson Cruz/Matt Carpenter, DHAustin Nola, CTrent Grisham, CFHa-Seong Kim, 2BThis lineup could be one of the best in baseball. It's hard to imagine a team having a better top four hitters than what the Padres boast in Juan Soto, Manny Machado, Bogaerts and Fernando Tatis Jr.The San Diego Padres will get Fernando Tatis Jr. backThey will have to remain healthy, but this Padres team could be extremely dangerous. The Los Angeles Dodgers haven't had a great offseason, so the division title could change hands.The team was without Cruz, Tatis and Matt Carpenter and went to the NLCS. How far can they go this season with a new-look roster?