At 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, Niko Kavadas presents an intriguing opportunity for the San Diego Padres in this draft. He experienced a breakout campaign in 2019 where he slashed .274/.390/.517 with 13 doubles, 12 home runs, and 43 RBI.
Before the shutdown, he was off to a blazing start this year, posting a 1.006 OPS with seven bombs and 17 RBI through the first 13 games. We recently pegged him as one of the first basemen that the Padres should consider in this draft.
He’s played all over the infield and even spent time at the designated hitter role for Notre Dame.