Plus: Peter Seidler's support for GM A.J. Preller is in line with his history; chairman's optimism could be attractive to Shohei Ohtani
He would’ve cheered his fellow former Red Sox star — because Bogaerts was handling the inside pitch.
The Shift’s demise entering this year tweaked the equation. Would Bogaerts turn on more “middle in” pitches?Bogaerts began his Padres tenure with a show of comprehensive hitting. Against inner-third pitches, including those that “shadowed” the inside corner, the righty batted .538 and slugged .846 through three weeks. He whiffed in none of those 30 swings at inside pitches, a year after whiffing at 20.
Williams said that when a fastball would hit him in the “fists,” it was a good thing” because it showed he was in proper form. Together with de facto All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr., Soto and Kim have formed a three-hitter core around which to build. Manny Machado, who seemed plagued by a back ailment in late April, has perked up since returning from a 17-day reset caused by a broken finger. In those 29 games, he has batted .265 and slugged .455 with six home runs. It’s far from Peak Machado. But, it’s a start.
Introducing the four Padres clubs that went 48-29 within the season: both World Series clubs, each of which had Gwynn in right field; the 1989 team, which fielded a pair of young homegrown Hall of Famers in Gwynn and Roberto Alomar Jr; and … the 2010 squad, whose payroll, at $38.6 million, trailed this year’s by $211.4 million.. After all, two years into Preller’s tenure, Seidler said the first-time GM probably could stay in the job as long as he wanted.
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