DENVER -- No Padre was steadier than Manuel Margot in 2017. Not once did the speedy center fielder fall into a prolonged slump, and he was consistent enough to earn a sixth-place finish in National League Rookie of the Year Award voting.
Margot's sophomore campaign has been precisely the opposite. He started in a dreadful rut and owned a .204/.261./.309 slash line through May. Then he got red-hot, boosting his average by 40 points and his OPS by 100 points before the All-Star break.
Now, Margot finds himself back in a funk.