SAN FRANCISCO -- Manuel Margot, Franchy Cordero and Travis Jankowski are all center fielders. On top of that, they're all good defensive center fielders with elite range and elite speed.
On Monday night, in one of the Majors' most spacious outfields, all three were in the Padres' starting lineup. Jankowski played right and Cordero played left as the Padres opened a three-game series against the Giants. Along with Margot, they combined to make up one of the speediest outfields in the sport's history.
"It's pretty exciting to know we can be wrong on a scouting report, and they can make up the ground; they can make the scouting report or me, the positioner, look really good," said Padres outfield coach Skip Schumaker.