Fernando Tatis Jr. Rises From Overlooked Trade Throw-in to San Diego Padres' $340 Million Cornerstone

Fernando Tatis Jr. rises from overlooked trade throw-in to San Diego Padres' $340 million cornerstone

Fernando Tatis Jr.: From Overlooked Prospect to Padres Icon In the world of Major League Baseball trades, few stories are as intriguing as that of Fernando Tatis Jr. In 2016, the young player was not considered the crown jewel of the Chicago White Sox’s farm system. Yet, when the San Diego Padres orchestrated a trade on June 4 of that year, swapping James Shields for Tatis, the latter soon became the linchpin of a transformative era for his new …

Fernando Tatis Jr’s Struggles at the Plate - Sport Relay

Fernando Tatis Jr., in all six years he’s been in the majors, has never performed as poorly as he did in May. With a batting average below the Mendoza line and a .626 OPS, his slump followed a career-best March/April. During this period, his slash line fell from .345/.409/.602 to .269/.338/.491, that’s an over fifteen percent decrease in all departments. The only thing that increased was  Tatis Jr.’s strikeout rate, which rose from 15% to 22.1%.…