I had on Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo this week on the Talking Friars podcast and one of my questions to him was about where he ranks San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. among the best players in baseball.
“He’s got to stay healthy but Tatis, no matter how you cut it, is a top five [or] top ten player on a year-in, year-out basis,” Russo told me.
I, and a lot of Padres fans would agree, as Tatis nearly won the MVP award last season while dealing with multiple shoulder subluxations and a position change to the outfield for part of the year as well.