The Padres set a record when they signed their 2019 third-rounder for $3 million.
They didn’t let the uncertainty of the COVID-19-interrupted process deter them from making headlines in that part of the draft this year.
A day after swiping the first high school player off the board, the Padres dug deep into their pockets in the third round on Thursday to nab Georgia right-hander Cole Wilcox, a first-round talent with a 100 mph fastball and all kinds of sign-ability concerns.
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PADRES 2020 DRAFT CLASS
- 8th overall: OF Robert Hassell III, Independence High School (Tenn.