Padres' Nick Noonan: New starting shortstop
Noonan will make his debut for the Padres on Thursday against the Pirates, starting at shortstop and hitting seventh.
He was summoned from Triple-A on Wednesday with the expectation that he would see the bulk of the starts at shortstop for the Padres over the rest of the season. The 32nd overall pick in 2007, Noonan's career has not gone as he would have hoped, with just 135 career plate appearances in the big leagues. Noonan's Triple-A numbers were impressive, slashing .321/.353/.445 with four home runs in 87 games, but as a 27-year-old in the Pacific Coast League, it's hard to take those numbers at face value. He will get his chance to make a name for himself down the stretch with the Padres it seems, but for now he is best reserved for NL-only leagues and deep mixers.
