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San Diego‘s 2012 1st-round pick, Travis Jankowski is one step closer to fulfilling his dream and becoming the fourth former Sea Wolve to appear in the MLB this season.
After dominating Double-A to the tune of a .316/.395/.401 triple slash line with 23 stolen bases, the Pennsylvania native was promoted to Triple-A El Paso by the San Diego Padres front office.
He has made it impossible to ignore his production. Just two weeks ago, Jankowski displayed his talents during the Double-A All Star Game in which he homered and tripled in his first two at bats. Last week, he had a hit and scored the game-winning run in the Pan Am game against Cuba.
Earlier this year, his former teammate, Nick Tropeano, started a game for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the Oakland Athletics. He joined Tom Koehler and Joe Nathan as former disciples of Head Coach Matt Senk to star in the show.
Keep an eye on the 24-year-old, who does nothing but produce on the field. The Padres do have a talented outfield with the Upton brothers, Matt Kemp and Wil Myers, but they could soon look to unload them to restock the minor league system that they absolutely uprooted in the offseason.
