Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
The sample size is small, but it appears Jedd Gyorko can play shortstop -- at least better than most expected.
And Padres manager Pat Murphy is not surprised.
"Jedd's an athlete," Murphy said recently. "He was a point guard in basketball. He has quickness. He has instincts."
Murphy said he got the idea of auditioning Gyorko at shortstop after recently seeing Jhonny Peralta play shortstop for the Cardinals.
There are parallels between Gyorko and Peralta.