Round 11: First baseman Chris McHugh
The San Diego Padres select McHugh at #335 in the MLB draft from North Carolina State. He was not ranked in our MLB mock draft. Last season, he led the Wolf pack with 50 RBIs along with recording the team record 23 Multi-hit games.
Round 12: Left handed Pitcher Rob Evans
With #365 pick in the MLB draft, the San Padres select Evans from Miami State University. He was not on our mock draft list and finished the 2026 season with a 10-3 record. In addition, Evans had a 3.29 ERA recording 89 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.
Round 13: Outfielder Michael Smith Jr
The San Diego Padres select Smith Jr at #395 in the MLB draft from the University of Dayton. He was ranked number 62 in D1 baseball top 100 outfielders. In 2026, Smith Jr led the team with 38 stolen bases slashing a .332/.502/.588. Smith Jr was also named CollegeAdvantage Student-Athlete of the Week twice on April 15th and May 6th.
Round 14: Right Handed Pitcher Ty Brachbill
The San Diego Padres select Brachbill at #425 in the MLB draft from High Point University. He was the Big South Pitcher of the Year in 2026. In 2026, Brachbill had a 11-2 record with a 3.59 ERA leading the team with 81 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched. He also tossed a complete game allowing six hits in a 6-2 victory against Radford University.
Round 15: Short Stop Ryan Kucherak
The San Diego Padres select Kucherak at #445 in the MLB Draft from Northwestern University. He was not on our MLB mock draft; however, Kucherak became the first player to record double digit home runs in consecutive seasons since Stephen Hrustich in 2021-2022. In 2026, Kucherak was also ranked second with a .295 batting average and led the Wildcats with 27 walks along with 11 stolen bases.
Round 16: Right handed Pitcher Albert Roblez
The San Diego Padres select Roblez at #485 in the MLB draft from Oregon State
University. He was not on our MLB mock draft but was NCBWA First-Team
All-American finishing the 2026 season with a 2-1 record and 1.50 ERA. In addition, he
recorded 53 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched.
Round 17: Right Handed Pitcher Denton Lord
The San Diego Padres select Lord at #515 in the MLB draft from South Walton High
School committed to Mississippi State. He was ranked #128 in our MLB mock draft and
#80 in the MLB prospect rankings.
Here is a summary from our MLB draft coordinator Jamie Cammeron
As you might expect from a pitcher who stands 6’8, 220 pounds, there’s both present
stuff and plenty of projection in the profile. Lord has easy velocity. His fastball will
sit at 94 mph but can grab up to 98 mph in shorter outings. It’s easy to see a world in
which he’s touching triple digits with consistency as he fills out and syncs up his
delivery with more consistency. For breakers, he’s shown a solid affinity for spin, with
a firmer slider and a high-70s curveball which can blend together and become slurvy.
There’s also an emergent changeup in his pitch mix. Lord has TJ surgery as a HS
freshman. He’s one of the most projectable right-handed prep pitchers in the class.
Round 18: Catcher Mark Quatrani
The San Diego Padres select Quatrani at #545 in the MLB Draft from Notre Dame University. In 2026, he crushed a .376/.457/.643 offensively along with hitting 15 home runs. Quartrani also had 24 walks and 66 RBIs in 254 plate appearances.
Round 19: Left Handed pitcher Chris Downs
The San Diego Padres select Downs at #575 in the MLB draft from Cal Poly University. He was not in our MLB mock draft; however, Downs ERA increased from .409 in 2025 to 5.75 in 2026. Throughout the 2026 season, Downs recorded a 8.6 strikeout rate along with 1.5 WHIP in 58 innings pitched.
Round 20: Outfielder Ezekiel Zion
The San Diego Padres concluded the MLB draft with signing Zion 2026 Campo Verde
High School Graduate from Arizona. He has yet to commit to a college yet, however
Zion ranks #28 in AZ outfielders according to Perfect Game. Zion also won the player of
the week award going 6-for-8 with a home run, four RBIs, and three runs scored while
adding a stolen base and a walk.