After trading Will Venable to the Rangers, the Padres had room on their roster for an outfielder. They filled it with Travis Jankowski, a 24-year-old who has been tearing up minor league pitching this year.
Jankowski started the season with Double-A San Antonio and hit .316 and scored 50 runs in 73 games. Then he was promoted to Triple-A El Paso, but took a quick jaunt up to Canada and helped the USA win a silver medal in the Pan Am Games.
Since getting back with the Chihuahuas, Jankowski has been unstoppable. He's hitting .392 with a .464 on-base percentage. That's enough to earn a call-up to the big club. Jankowski, who is also one of the best defensive outfielders in the system, is on the bench for the Padres' Wednesday afternoon series finale against the Braves at Petco Park.
