PEORIA J.A. Happ Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — when they signed Manny Machado to play third base.The future up the middle looks very bright as well, with Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Urias coming through the system.Both were in the Padres’ lineup on Sunday when San Diego played the Chicago White Sox in spring training. Urias, batting second, went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts but made a sparkling play in the field to take an infield hit away from Ryan Goins. Tatis, in the fifth spot, was 0 for 1 with a walk, and scored on the second of Aderlin Rodriguez’s two-run homers in a 5-4 Padres victory.“He’s unreal,” Urias said of Tatis. “He has a lot of energy and he brings a lot of that to the team. He can do it all.”But Urias figures to come first. The 21-year-old from Mexico has been a second baseman since he signed with the Padres, but may open the season at shortstop with the veteran Ian Kinsler brought in to play second base this season for San Diego.“I’m just starting to keep my routine,” Urias said. “I don’t know where I’m going to play short or second. I’ve been playing second base most of the time. I signed as a shortstop but I don’t mind playing either one.”Soon, though, the 20-year-old Tatis will be joining him.Tatis is the No. 2-ranked prospect in baseball according to MLB.com and Baseball America. His father was a third baseman in the majors and once hit two grand slams in one inning for the St. Louis Cardinals. Tatis Jr., at age 19, hit .286 with 16 homers at San Antonio Kendrys Morales Jersey , the Padres’ Double-A affiliate.Urias is a highly touted prospect as well. He did make a brief appearance n the big leagues last year, batting .208 with a pair of homers in 48 at-bats before being sidelined with a hamstring injury, but he says he isready to go.For his career in the minors, he has hit .306 with a .397 on-base percentage.“It’s just natural, since I was little,” Urias said of his selective strike zone. “I was kind of like the hitter who put the ball in play. I have been refining my approach every year, just trying to get better, but I know my type of game and I just want to get on base.“We’re always improving something. I’m pretty excited to be back because i hurt my hamstring at the end of the year so I’m pretty happy right now because I’m healthy,” he said.Manager Andy Green is anxious to see how well Machado can mesh with his young teammates — which could be a long-time combination for the Padres, given that Machado is only 26 and signed through 2028.“A great player is going to raise everyone else’s level of expectation of quality of play,” Green said. MESA, Ariz. (AP) — So far, all the talk about the Milwaukee Brewers adding a front-line starting pitcher has turned into absolutely nothing.If Chase Anderson and Zach Davies can return to form, they might not need one.Anderson Jesse Barfield Jersey , Davies and Jimmy Nelson were three of Milwaukee’s top pitchers in 2017, but they were spectators for much of the Brewers’ run to the NL Championship Series last year. Anderson was left off the postseason roster after he surrendered an NL-high 30 homers. Davies made just one relief appearance in the playoffs, and Nelson missed the whole season following surgery on his right shoulder.Without Anderson, Davies and Nelson, manager Craig Counsell leaned heavily on his powerful bullpen last October. He might not have to do that as much this year if Anderson’s mechanical adjustments pay off and Davies and Nelson can stay on the field.“It’s exciting, and I think the front office knows that, too,” Davies said. “I think they see that having down years and having injured years last year collectively that everybody comes back healthy and you know, Jimmy’s going to start to get into some games and start to feel ready to get back. So I think the front office sees that. I think we see it as a group too that we’re all excited for it.”Anderson and Davies each pitched an inning in Milwaukee’s spring opener Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Anderson yielded a two-run homer to Kris Bryant in the first, and Davies retired the side in order in the second.The 31-year-old Anderson had a breakout season in 2017, going 12-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 25 starts. But the right-hander had some trouble with his motion last year and was never able to get on track.His final numbers — a 9-8 record and a 3.93 ERA in 30 starts — weren’t too bad, but Anderson was disappointed. And he turned that disappointment into motivation for this year.“That kind of fueled me in the offseason,” Anderson said. “It’s kind have been my lifespan in baseball. I’ve been the underdog a little bit.”Anderson has made some changes to his delivery, bringing his hands over his head to help keep them moving during his motion. He also is staying on top of the rubber to help his hips stay in the right place.He was a little up on the pitch Bryant drove over the wall in left-center http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , but felt good about his first day.“I was in the zone. That’s the goal for your first outing is stay in the zone, come out healthy,” he said. “I felt like everything was crisp. The rhythm is starting to get going.”Davies led the Brewers with 17 wins, 33 starts and 191 1/3 innings two years ago. He was hampered by injuries last season and finished with a 2-7 record and a 4.77 ERA in 13 starts.Davies, who turned 26 on Feb. 7, and Anderson are part of a crowded field of candidates for Milwaukee’s rotation. Nelson, Jhoulys Chacin, Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta also are in the mix.However it shakes out, Davies thinks the Brewers will be in good shape.“Innings, health and consistency is really what pitching is, and so I think as a group that’s what all of us focus on,” he said. “You don’t have to be the 300 strikeouts a year or the guy that throws 250 innings but as long as you’re out there and giving the team a chance to win then that’s really all you can ask for.”