LAKE ELSINORE —
Already on the 40-man, Javy Guerra needs to move quickly in his move to the mound if the Padres are going to have a good sense of what they have heading into a critical offseason for roster management.
So far, so good.
The 23-year-old right-hander – a converted shortstop – was promoted to Double-A Amarillo on Tuesday after striking out 23 against five walks in 17 innings at high Single-A Lake Elsinore to start his pitching career.
Opponents were hitting .213 against Guerra, who has a 3.71 ERA for the season and an 0.