11 Logan Forsythe, 2B

Padres second baseman Logan Forsythe totaled a season-high three hits Monday against the Giants. He also had his first double.

Forsythe entered play Monday with two hits in his previous five games and four hits in his first six games. He's now batting .292 (7 for 24).

Playing in just his fourth game since coming off the disabled list, Padres second baseman Logan Forsythe continued his hot hitting Friday against Arizona. 

Forsythe's single to center in the sixth inning of the game drove in both San Diego runs scored in the 2-1 victory. The No. 7 batter went 1 for 3 with the two RBI and is hitting .333 to this point. 

Forsythe has opened the season 4 for 12 with two runs scored, a homer and five RBI. 

In the earlier stages of this past offseason, back before Jedd Gyorko was known to be in the running for the starting second base job, I pegged a little-known Padres infielder named Logan Forsythe as a potential sleeper.

I liked his skill set. True, he probably wouldn't hit more than a dozen homers in a full season, but he'd make consistent contact, draw a high number of walks and collect enough doubles to factor at what figured to be a weak position. He'd be a poor man's Matt Carpenter, basically.

A bout with plantar fasciitis and, of course, Gyorko's emergence quickly ended those thoughts, but now, Gyorko is the one on the DL. And already, Forsythe is making his presence known, going 2 for 2 with a homer and a walk in his first start Monday against the Braves.

He has no chance of keeping the job when Gyorko returns, but if you need just a short-term replacement for Gyorko in Fantasy, you don't have to get too creative to find one.

Padres infielder Logan Forsythe came off the disabled list in style Monday against the Braves, going 2 for 2 with a home run and a walk in a 7-6 win.

Forsythe, who was on the DL with plantar fasciitis, was playing in his first game of the season.

Padres infielder Logan Forsythe was activated from the 60-day disabled list and placed in the starting lineup Monday against the Braves. Forsythe has been out all season due to plantar fasciitis, but he appeared in eight games on his rehab assignment, batting .360 for Triple-A Tucson.

Jedd Gyorko is expected to be placed on the disabled list to make room for Forythe on the active roster.