Carlos Quentin’s return from offseason knee surgery involved being sidelined for nearly two weeks with soreness, but he’s back playing in minor-league games and saw action defensively for the first time yesterday.
Quentin told Corey Brock of MLB.com that “it went really well” and made it clear that he hasn’t ruled out being ready for Opening Day, saying: “That’s the goal. I still believe I’ll have that opportunity.”
Quentin has a long history of injuries and missed the first two months of last season following a different knee surgery. He played in just 86 games last year and had to go under the knife again in October. In between all the knee problems he hit .261 with 16 homers and an .877 OPS, which convinced the Padres to give him a three-year, $27 million extension in July.
