Touted as a possible rookie of the year candidate at the beginning of the season, Hunter Renfroe will obviously not even be in that conversation at the end of September. On August 19, the Padres indicated they’d seen enough and sent the right fielder to Triple-A.
“Since his demotion to Triple-A El Paso nine days ago, the rookie right fielder has torn apart the Pacific Coast League – much as he did in 2016 when he won the PCL MVP Award,” AJ Cassavell of MLB reported recently. However, tearing up the hitter-friendly PCL means next to nothing and does not automatically translate into a successful or even adequate major league career.