LOS ANGELES — Two years after winning the offseason only to have nothing to show for it, the Padres are trending in the right direction for the long term. But for now, they remain a team in transition, with one of the more unique rosters in Major League Baseball.
The team the Dodgers will face for the first four games of the 2017 season enter the season with three different Rule 5 Draft picks on their roster — shortstop Allen Cordoba, pitcher Miguel Diaz, and catcher Luis Torrens.