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Padres notes: Myers ready to go mile high; Castillo out at least half the season

Wil Myers has frequently made hard contact and reached base in every intrasquad game he’s played in the past week.

“I feel ready,” he said.

After spending three months in Charlotte, N.C., working out at home and with other major leaguers, it seems he has picked up where he left off in spring training, patiently employing his lightning swing to catch balls deeper in the zone and go with the pitch he’s given.

“We expect him to be a tough out,” Tingler said. “He’s got a lot of skills. Hoping he sticks to his strength and his bread and butter.