WATCHLIST: Padres prospects on the rise

The WatchList column is a quick-hit, twice-a-week look at those minor-league players that due to an organizational opening or continued improvement are on the verge of a callup. Many of the players covered in WatchList will not be top-level prospects, but instead players that could hold some short-term fanalytic value in the right situation.

April 17

James Darnell (3B, SD)
With no permanent solution in LF and the continual struggles of Yoder Alonso and Jose Guzman at 1B (a combined 13-for-67 in the early going), Darnell may be a solution to the Padres offensive woes. Darnell has never dropped below a 10 percent walk rate, and his career 0.86 Eye solidifies his ability to control the strike zone. With a 39 percent extra base hit...

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