This Fanpost compares the San Diego Padres mock draft with the team's MLB free agent draft results yesterday and today.
First Round, Third Pick Overall
Mock Draft Selection - Brendan McKay, 1B/LHP, Louisville (Rays, (4th overall)
Padres Draft Selection - Mackenzie Gore, LHP, South Carolina HS (5th overall)
Comment: Assunming Greene to Cincinnati, this pick between Wright, McKay, Gore and Lewis always looked like a toss-up to me. Under pressure, I guessed wrong.
Second Round, 38th Pick Overall
Mock Draft Selection - Michael Mercado, RHP, California HS (40th overall)
Padres Draft Selection - Luis Campusano, C, Georgia HS (91st overall)
Comment: Concerns about Mercado's willingness to sign are presumably answered by Tampa selecting him 40th as I assume Tampa did their homework on the kid.
Second Round Compensation, 69th Pick Overall
Mock Draft Selection - Conner Wong, C, Univ. Houston (100th overall)
Padres Draft Selection -Blake Hunt, C, California HS (Not Selected)
Comment: Another HS catcher for the Padres -- this time I got the position right, at least.
Third Round, 78th Pick Overall
Mock Draft Selection - Adam Hall, SS, Canada HS (60th overall)
Padres Draft Selection - Mason House, OF, Texas HS (77th overall)
Comment: This is the only player I drafted that went higher in the real draft.
Fourth Round, 108th Pick Overall
Mock Draft Selection: Peter Solomon, RHP, Notre Dame (121st overall)
Padres Draft Selection: Sam Keating, RHP, Florida HS (126th overall)
Comment: The Padres took high school players with their first six picks.