SignOnSanDiego.com · Jul 16, 2020
Padres’ improvement getting on base might be in Cards
(Denis Poroy) Padres’ Tommy Pham hits a home run during intrasquad game Wednesday night at Petco Park.‘It was me and Greg looking at Matt Carpenter,’ Tommy Pham said of how being with Cardinals helped shape approach
A total of 292 players have had at least 1,000 major league plate appearances since the start of 2016.
Padres infielder Greg Garcia’s 19.2 percent rate of chasing pitches outside the strike zone is sixth best among them. Left fielder Tommy Pham’s 21.1 percent rate is 10th best.
Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter ranks second.