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San Diego Padres 40-man roster profile: Wil Myers

Wil Myers, San Diego Padres (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Wil Myers just had a big year for the Padres. Can he carry that success into 2021?

When the San Diego Padres signed Wil Myers to a six-year, $83 million contract extension prior to the 2017 season, MLB.com called him “The face of the Padres.” That might have been true then, though it’s probably not true anymore, giving the emergence of guys like Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, plus the many other young players on the verge of breaking through for this Padres organization.