Padres place Manuel Margot on DL, call up Franchy Cordero

May 27 2017 by Gaslamp Ball

 

The 22-year-old prospect’s next major league game will be his first

In an expected move, the Padres finally placed center fielder and Rookie of the Year candidate Manuel Margot on the 10-day disabled list in order to let his strained right calf mend for the next eight days (the move is retroactive to Thursday, as he’s been sidelined since then). Less expected was who they called up to take his place on the roster; the defending Pacific Coast League champion El Paso Chihuahuas will...

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