Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
Shortstop Ruddy Giron continued his phenomenal first week of full-season Minor League baseball on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with two steals for low Single-A Fort Wayne.
In six games since reporting to the TinCaps from extended spring training, Giron is 16-for-29 with a double, two triples, two home runs, four RBIs, seven runs scored and four stolen bases. He also committed his second error on Saturday.
That all computes to a .552 batting average, a .567 on-base percentage and a .