There’s been some chatter regarding the San Diego Padres’ young phenom Fernando Tatis, Jr. beginning the season, as a 19-year-old with only 706 career MiLB at-bats under his belt, with the Friars. That will not happen.
To be perfectly honest, over two seasons between Rookie Ball and Double-A, his numbers have only at-times suggested what his Cactus League numbers this year are pointing towards. In other words, his otherworldly spring productivity is almost certainly unsustainable…for now.
The son of former major-leaguer Fernando Tatis, the 6’3″ 19-year-old Dominican native only got his first taste of professional baseball in 2016, getting 220 at-bats between the Padres’ AZL fall-season and Short-A Tri-City.