James Darnell

The 2012 season was not kind to Darnell as he suffered a left shoulder injury in May that ended his season prematurely. Prior to that he was able to get in 137 plate appearances at Triple-A Tucson, where he did well enough to get promoted to the bigs, before his injury occurred. Going into the 2013 season, he'll be 26 years old and trying to make up for lost time. A rather large road block to seeing him play every day in the majors is Chase Headley, who had a breakout season in 2012 and is entrenched at third base. Still, Darnell is worth following as he showed nice power (23 home runs) and a good eye at the plate (.406 OBP), while in the minors in 2011, as the Padres may find other positions to give him an opportunity.