Counting down the Padres’ top-30 prospects:
No. 19 Hudson Head
- Position(s): Outfielder
- Age: 18
- Team(s): AZL Padres (R)
- 2019 stats: .283 avg., .383 OBP, .417 SLG, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 19 runs, 3 steals, 15 walks, 29 strikeouts (32 games, 120 at-bats)
- Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 180 pounds
- Bats/throws: Left / Left
- How acquired: Third Round in 2019 (Churchill HS, Texas)
NEED TO KNOW
- His five-tool potential enticed the Padres to spend $3 million, a record signing bonus for the third round for any player, to lure Head away from his commitment to Oklahoma.