Early last month, the Padres were considering their options with Manuel Margot.
Or rather, they were considering Margot’s options.
It was a real possibility the center fielder would be optioned to Triple-A to get more at-bats in an effort to let him finally work out — without the pressure and difficulty of daily major league games — some issues with his swing and approach at the plate.
Then he started hitting while Wil Myers kept not hitting. Further, Margot kept reaching base and then making things happen when he got there.
Margot, who until recently had rarely been able to draw a walk and last year seemed to forget how to run the bases and slide into them, has been doing all those things extremely well, including Saturday when he walked four times and scored twice in the Padres’ 7-5 loss to the Braves.