PHOENIX -- Manuel Margot is one of the fastest players in baseball. He's one of the Padres' best all-around athletes and a tireless worker.
It should follow, then, that the speedy center fielder would be a serviceable basestealer. He's been anything but.
Margot had attempted 13 steals this season entering Thursday's series opener against the D-backs, and he'd been thrown out seven times -- the lowest success rate for any player with at least 10 attempts. Nonetheless, manager Andy Green continues to give Margot the green light, asking him to work out the kinks in real time.