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Catching Up with 2009 Padres #1 Pick Donavan Tate

As the Padres look to their own future and just shelled out money to sign a shortstop Alexei Ramirez while their own first round draft from 2014 shortstop pick Trea Turner looks to make the Washington Nationals Opening Day roster, I thought I would venture a quick look at one of the Padres former first round draft picks still around – but it appears that his chances of making a future impact are slim.

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I’m not talking about Matt Bush either. I’m talking about a guy whom the Padres selected ahead of guys like Garrett Richards, Zack Wheeler, Mike Minor and Mike Leake.