The San Diego Padres made waves with their big offseason signing of Manny Machado, but the days leading up the Opening Day were still filled with questioning some of the decisions of A.J. Preller and Andy Green.
Preller opted to put 20-year-old Fernando Tatis Jr. on the Opening Day roster, skipping AAA entirely and ignoring the service time manipulations that most teams do with their top prospects. Tatis was one of two players that had multiple hits for the Padres in the 2-0 win, hitting one through the 5.5 hole and getting on later with a bunt single.