If you're a fan of the San Diego Padres' recent draft strategy, Sunday was a good day.
With their first two picks of the 2024 MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres drafted two left-handed pitchers out of high school, selecting LHP Kash Mayfield out of Elk City High School in Oklahoma and LHP Boston Bateman out of Adolfo Camarillo High School in California .
The selection of Mayfield continued a trend of the Padres drafting a player out of high school with their first pick in the draft. This is the ninth straight year in which the Padres have used their top pick on a high schooler.outfielder Robert Hassell, shortstop C.J. Abrams, pitchers Ryan Weathers and MacKenzie Gore. The last player they drafted out of college was Stanford pitcher Cal Quantrill in 2016. Merrill has already proven to be a success, making the All-Star Game as a rookie this year.
Mayfield was a two-time Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year, and is coming off a phenomenal high school season. Last season, he gave up just four hits and one earned run the entire season, good for a 0.16 ERA.➡️ 6'8, 240 LbsBoth Bateman and Mayfield will soon get their start in the minor leagues, and will be expected to make their debuts at the rookie level. As two young players, they will have plenty of time to work their way up to the majors.
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