Green calls SD's 3B competition 'wide open'

PEORIA, Ariz. -- There's no obvious favorite for the starting third-base job in San Diego this season. That's because there isn't currently an obvious everyday third baseman on the Padres' roster.

Half a dozen infielders are set to vie for the third-base job this spring, but all of them feature prominent question marks. The possibility of a major free-agent acquisition looms, as the Padres have been linked with Manny Machado and Mike Moustakas in recent weeks.

For now, San Diego will proceed with the current group in Peoria, a jumble of Minor League projects and Major League utilitymen.

"It's probably wide open," Padres manager Andy Green said. "We're going to look at a lot of possibilities.…