Center field may be the least competitive of all positions in Pads' history. Steve Finley is the obvious choice - which is sad, considering Finley played only 4 seasons with the Friars (although as T-Bone has pointed out in conversations, Tony Gwynn played a few games in center, so the dearth of talent may make this a reasonable argument).
The majority of the other center fielders in Padres history is a collection of "who's that f---ing guy?" guys. The only notable exceptions being Mike Cameron, Mark Kotsay, Dave Roberts, and, yes, Ruben Rivera. Just kidding. Rivera sucked.
Cameron won hisself a Gold Glove as the Friars' center fielder, so is the most accomplished as a Padre. Problem is, he only played 2 seasons. Kotsay was fun to watch and always seemed to have a lot of outfield assists, but only played 3 seasons and never did anything of note. Roberts is really only famous for having saved the Red Sox' season in 2004, but he was a fun catalyst for the Padres for a season.
I've got nothing. This is easily the weakest position in Padres history. Why did we not trade for Griffey when the Reds were shopping him around? At least then we would have had a guy going into the Hall. This article doesn't even warrant a picture.
All-Time Padres Recap:
RF: Tony Gwynn
CF: Steve Finley
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