Francisco Mejia did everything the Padres asked of him over the offseason and showed them so in spring training.
With the organization committed to rewarding talent, especially that which makes an effort to improve, and believing his bat could help them win, the team decided the best choice for all was to put Mejia on the opening-day roster.
How would it work with Mejia and Austin Hedges rotating? That would essentially be determined on the fly.
Now 20 games into the season, a rotation has been determined, and it hasn’t worked all that well so far.