With Spring Training on the horizon, MLB.com is taking an in-depth look at the 2018 Padres, breaking the team down position by position. Today, we preview the San Diego left fielders.
SAN DIEGO -- Last spring, a breakout offensive performer entered Padres camp looking to solidify his place in left field. Alex Dickerson had been promoted in the middle of the previous season, and he quickly established himself as one of the club's best all-around hitters, while proving serviceable in left field.
All of those same qualifiers hold true again this spring -- only now it's Jose Pirela entering camp, looking to re-establish his place as the club's premier left fielder.