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Perfect Game recently released its mock draft and has the Padres going with a college pitcher but not the name we’ve seen before.
Cade Cavalli has shot up draft boards, and Perfect Game’s recent mock draft has the Padres taking the Oklahoma Sooner with the eighth overall pick. Baseball America ranks him as the 22nd best prospect in this draft class, but as noted, his name has been picking up steam heading towards this week’s draft.
“A name that could have seen himself go even sooner in this year’s draft had the pandemic not cut things off is Cade Cavalli.