The San Diego Padres directly addressed their most glaring needs on the first day of the 2019 MLB Draft, using their initial three picks on offensive players with the potential to play more than one position.
With their sole first round pick, the team broke its recent streak of selecting pitchers and instead chose shortstop CJ Abrams from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Georgia. Abrams had the potential of going as high as number three, so A.J. Preller got a steal when he was available with the sixth pick.