In an awkward case of timing, Franmil Reyes has been mentioned in two articles that describe the Padres slugger as dangerous, but in different contexts. One is quite complimentary, while the other may have been a case of bad reporting but unfortunately brings Franmil into the shadow of a dark moment for baseball.
Last night, Jeff Sullivan of Fangraphs posted an article originally titled “The Padres’ Most Dangerous Hitter”. The title has since been changed for reasons described below, but the purpose of this article is to bring attention to something that Padres fans already know.