The Padres' Juan Soto progresses toward dry swings in effort to make opening day lineup, but Adam Engel's hamstring injury could open opportunities in the outfield and on the bench
Juan Soto again threw in the outfield at the Peoria Sports Complex on Friday morning and progressed to dry swings, another reason for Padres manager Bob Melvin to remain hopeful that his superstar left fielder will be available for the season-opener in less than a week. Meantime, a more precarious development — the hamstring that Adam Engel strained in a split-squad game on Thursday — could lead to more decisions and opportunities as the Padres configure their bench.
“Hamstrings can be a little bit ,” Melvin said. “So we’ll see how he progresses, but … I think it’d be tough for him to make another game here in spring training, at least the last .”The revelation of Engel’s injury cast a different light on Friday’s lineup against the Angels as Rougned Odor, a 29-year-old veteran of nine big-league seasons, started in left for his first outfield assignment at any level ever.
The left-handed-hitting David Dahl is also in camp on a minor league deal and had thrown his hat squarely in the mix with an .315/.327/.500 effort so far this spring. If Engel has to start the season on the injured list, it stands to reason that those players — Azocar, Dahl, Odor, Lopes and Dixon — are leading the competition for three spots on the roster.The Union-Tribune has confirmed that Diamond Sports’ grace period will end at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, sharpening the questions facing Bally Sports San Diego as Thursday’s season opener approaches.
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