WASHINGTON -- Whatever the Padres envisioned as the best-case scenario for Allen Cordoba in his rookie season, he's already surpassed it. And then some.
The Rule 5 Draft rookie was batting .307 in 81 plate appearances this season entering play Friday night. His weighted runs created plus -- a metric that measures the entirety of a player's offensive performance relative to the rest of the league -- has climbed to 122, putting him 22 percent above Major League average.
All of this, despite the fact that Cordoba had never played a game above Rookie ball until Opening Day.