Knee surgery caused Carlos Quentin to miss the first 49 games after the Padres acquired him from the White Sox in December, but now he’s off the disabled list and jumping right into the cleanup spot for his San Diego debut today.
Quentin put up big power numbers for the White Sox, averaging 34 homers per 150 games, but also missed an average of 43 games per season with injuries and benefited from a hitter-friendly home ballpark.
Already the Padres have seen the oft-injured aspect of Quentin’s game and it’ll be interesting to see how his power translates moving to the majors’ most extreme pitcher-friendly ballpark. So far this season Padres hitters have combined for an MLB-low 18 homers in 1,812 plate appearances, producing a measly .326 slugging percentage.
