PT TOMORROW: NL West - Spring training prospect watch for contenders
Mar 28 2022
The Fernando Tatis (SS/OF, SD) injury upset an otherwise stable infield in San Diego. Ha-Seong Kim (2B/SS, SD) is the most natural candidate to pick up every day playing time, whether at shortstop or second base. Kim struggled in his major-league debut (.224 xBA, 74 xPX, 17 BPV), but remains young (age-26 season) and has predictably reportedly grown more comfortable with major-league pitching. He projects to be the clear Plan A until Tatis returns.
There are also possible B and C options that were first mentioned in PT Today, but which have become more likely due to developments since the Tatis injury came to light. The first possibility noted at the time was shifting Jake Cronenworth (1B/2B/SS, SD) to shortstop, an...
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