For the second year in a row, the Padres select a pitcher with their top pick in the draft. As had been widely rumored the Padres selected a college arm this time with Stanford’s Cal Quantrill. The young right handed hurler has two major things known about him: 1. His father is former major leaguer, and former Friar, Paul Quantrill 2. He had Tommy John surgery and hasn't pitched in a while.
Quantrill becomes the latest in a string of high draft picks over the years who is drafted despite the increasingly common elbow surgery. You could compare the situation to the one of Rockies’ pick Jeff Hoffman who went #9 overall in 2014 and is now a top 100 prospect.