Day two in Peoria started with a trip to the Padres’ practice fields around 10 AM. Batting practice on field 3. Jabari Blash was hitting in a rotation with Jose Pirela, Brett Wallace, and Travis Jankowski. Here’s what I saw:
Pirela worked on skills. He practiced bunting. He hit the ball to the opposite field. Had a nice little stroke, and seemed to know what he wanted to do on each swing.
Jankowski had a tough day in the cage. He was beating the ball into the dirt.