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BA: Shortstops now prominent in Padres' system

Padres shortstop prospect Ruddy Giron slides home with a run for low Single-A Fort Wayne. / Jeff Nycz (Mid-South Images)

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Padres shortstop prospect Ruddy Giron slides home with a run for low Single-A Fort Wayne. — Jeff Nycz (Mid-South Images)

With the Padres cutting ties with Everth Cabrera, trading away Trea Turner and signing Alexi Amarista and Clint Barmes to deals last offseason, the need to develop everyday shortstop prospects had to have jumped to the top of A.