With Spring Training on the horizon, MLB.com is taking an in-depth look at the 2018 Padres, breaking down the team position-by-position. Today, we preview the San Diego center fielders.
SAN DIEGO -- In his age-22 rookie season, Manuel Margot was everything the Padres could have asked for -- and then some -- in 2017.
Specifically, the Padres asked Margot to be a speedster who could be relied upon to wreak havoc at the top of the lineup, while anchoring center field with his excellent defense. Check and check.
"And then some," came at the plate, with Margot's surprising power surge.