Luis Perdomo No.61 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at PETCO Park on Monday in San Diego, California. AFP PHOTO
SAN DIEGO: At times, growth spurts have reminded doubters of Luis Perdomo’s potential. Growing pains simply continue to overshadow them in the jump from A-ball to the majors and Carlos Gonzalez and Nolan Arenado provided the latest lessons in this school of hard knocks.