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San Diego Padres’ Manuel Margot Having a Tough Spring

Manuel Margot had a phenomenal first full season with the San Diego Padres last year, hitting .263 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 487 at-bats. His 2.5 WAR for the year is his most impressive stat, to me, though.

The promise the 23-year-old Dominican native showed both at the plate and in the field, playing fantastic in centerfield, gave Friars fans hope that one of many up-and-coming Padres’ prospects was indeed a can’t-miss guy.

Margot’s struggles this spring for Padres

In 29 plate appearances over nine of the San Diego Padres’ Cactus League games that he’s played in, Manuel Margot has gone 5 for 27 (.