NL West: Padres’ keystone: Is the answer in a Song?

San Diego Padres

Jake Cronenworth, the Padres’ everyday second baseman, is currently on the concussion IL, allowing offseason international free agent acquisition Sung-Mun Song to be called up to San Diego. Song, who started the year on the injury list, has gotten off to a slow power start at AAA El Paso, hitting only one home run in 110 plate appearances (good for a .354 SLG%). His sluggish start grabs our attention as our preseason prediction had him as one of the few sources of power in the Padres’ lineup. His other surface stats, however, have been just fine, with a .293 BA and .364 OBP while contributing 14 R, 15 RBI, and even a stolen base. Despite his lack of power, he’s managed a .717 OPS, aided by 3 doubles and 11 BB (for...

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