The San Diego Padres will select their first-round pick within the first 10 picks of the draft this year. It will be the 27th time in franchise history.
Taking a quick glance at every player selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round brings mostly agony to die-hard Friar faithful. However, with every Matt Bush story that comes out of the draft, one can find a story of success. With that being said, let’s take a look at the top five first-round picks in San Diego draft history.
For this purpose, we will look at the success each player had while with the Padres, excluding performances once on other franchises.