San Diego Padres fans are no strangers to talented power hitters. They know one when they see one. After all, Friars fans have been fortunate enough to have witnessed the remarkable power of Ken Caminiti, Phil Nevin, Dave Winfield, and of course, Tony Gwynn.
Which is why when rookie Ryan Schimpf hammered out 20 bombs in 2016 in just 89 games, it was impossible to ignore even during a rebuilding season.
Fast-forward to 2017, and all of a sudden, Schimpf isn’t even on the big league club anymore, and some fans are ready to run him out of town.