What It Means:

Franchy Cordero, called up from Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday, will serve as the Padres' primary center fielder while Margot is tending to the birth of his child. Cordero, a 22-year-old rookie, slashed .225/.274/.404 with 3 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 home runs in his previous turn with the big league club earlier this year, but he's unlikely to stick around for long.

Margot is slashing .259/.305/.376 in 276 plate appearances (64 games) this season. numberFire's models project him to turn in a .254 batting average in 195 plate appearances over the remainder of the 2017 campaign.