What a season for San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter had the best season of his career in 2018, cementing his future role with the team, looking ahead to 2019.
His base stat line doesn’t look that impressive, hitting .259 with a .332 on-base percentage, four home runs, 12 doubles, and 17 runs driven in. However, if you dive a little deeper, you see exactly why Travis Jankowski is one of the best fourth-outfield options in baseball. The Seattle Mariners already came calling for his services at this year’s trade deadline and other suitors are sure to come calling, but AJ Preller needs to keep Jankowski on this roster.