Padres Select Cal Quantrill In 2016 MLB Draft

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Updated: June 9, 2016

According to AJ Cassell of MLB.com the San Diego Padres have selected Cal Quantrill with the eighth pick of the 2016 first-year player draft.

Padres select Stanford RHP Cal Quantrill. Coming off Tommy John surgery last year. High upside. Some had him top three before surgery.

— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) June 10, 2016

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports also reported the news.

pads take cal quantrill

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 10, 2016

Sportsnet reported an interesting stat about the prospect.

At 8th overall by the Padres, Cal Quantrill just became the 2nd highest-drafted Canadian-born player in MLB history (Adam Loewen 4th in ’02)

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 10, 2016

Quantrill played his college ball at Stanford University. In his lone season being healthy in 2014 he posted a 7-5 record with a 2.68 ERA.

Quantrill’s father was a reliever in the big leagues, Paul Quantrill so he has a strong baseball pedigree. Although he has not pitched in a game in over a year scouts are high on the prospect and expect him to be a rotational pitcher at the big league level some day.

As more information surfaces on the Padres and the their draft we will keep you up to date.

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