San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
Padres select prep SS Xavier Edwards with 38th overall selection
Published
Jun. 4, 2018 11:30 p.m. ET
John Horvath
SAN DIEGO-- With the 38th overall pick, the San Diego Padres have selected prep SS Xavier Edwards out of Coconut Creek, Florida.
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The 5’10”, 155-pound shortstop was the 28th best prospect on MLB.com's top 200 draft prospects list.
In his senior year of high school, Edwards hit .406 with a .532 on-base percentage. He also wreaked havoc on the basepaths, scoring 43 runs and stealing 24 bases.
This is what the evaluators at MLB.com had to say about the 18-year-old:
"While he is a bit undersized at 5-foot-10, Edwards' performance over the summer and into his senior season had many evaluators looking past that. His speed is his best tool, an easy plus that allows him to get down the line in a hurry from both sides of the plate and be a basestealing threat. He has a contact-oriented approach and uses all fields well, and while he's not likely to be a home run threat, he could grow into his frame for more extra-base pop with an Eric Young type of build. He has excellent actions and footwork at shortstop and has shown he has enough arm to stay on the left side of the infield."
Edwards, a switch-hitter, does have a college commitment to Vanderbilt.
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