It’s common knowledge that the Padres Be Wilding—sharing a division with the perennial bullies of the Dodgers does that to a team—but maybe one aspect of risk-taking for the Friars that doesn’t get enough attention is their love of drafting prep prospects. Between 2016-2019, the Padres used 69 of their draft picks on preps; that’s just two shy of the total number of high school players drafted by the Mariners over the past decade. And the Padres have generally spent highly on those prep picks, as well; the last time the Padres took a college player in the first round was back in 2016, when they took Cal Quantrill out of Stanford.
40 in 40: Blake Hunt’s journey is a familiar one
