The San Diego Padres didn’t have as many draft picks this year when the MLB draft came around earlier this month in Seattle as some other teams so they needed to make sure they were selecting players they believed would end up actually signing with the organization.
Mission accomplished.
The Padres announced today that all 18 players have signed contracts with the organization, including first round pick Dillon Head who was committed to Clemson and hadn’t made a decision on draft night if he was going to actually sign a deal with San Diego.
The organization is also are bringing in eight non-drafted free agents—four of them being pitchers.