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Padres: Hassell’s HS coach “his maturity level is off the charts”

PEORIA, AZ - MARCH 13: A general view of the San Diego Padres take on the Cleveland Indians during the spring training baseball game at Peoria Stadium on March 13, 2011 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Mick McLaury, the high school coach of Robert Hassell, joined Ben and Woods to discuss what the Padres are getting in their first-round pick.

On Wednesday evening, the Padres drafted arguably the best high school prep star in the country in Robert Hassell. The Vanderbilt commit has already drawn comparisons to Bryce Harper, with a pretty, uppercut swing.