During the offseason, the Padres added Jon Jay and Alexei Ramirez. They also decided to use a pair of lifelong center fielders next to each other in the outfield and moved Wil Myers (permanently, it seems) to first base.
Those personnel changes and positioning decisions made the Padres an improved defensive ballclub; few argued that much heading into 2016. But just how much better were they, exactly?
We still don't have concrete answers. (A month and a half is far too small of a sample size.) But thus far in 2016, the Padres have put forth an improved defensive display in just about every facet.