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2026 Padres Draft Possibilities
#1 · May 20, 2026, 6:10 am
Who do you think is a realistic option for this year's first-round pick for the Padres?
I know Brody Bumila (LHP from MA), Logan Schmidt (LHP from CA), and Logan Reddemann (RHP from UCLA) are a few names that come up.
What would be your ideal selection for the Pads this year?
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#2 · May 21, 2026, 2:29 pm
Hoping for Bumila, who fits their draft profile for the last two years, but more likely end up with Schmidt. Some concern about Reddemann's health but he would be a steal with the 21st pick. Padres rarely draft a position player with their first pick and one you get past the top 10 picks, value looks to be in pitchers.
#3 · May 21, 2026, 8:33 pm
No reason to think Preller will deviate from form ... therefore go for a HS prospect ... likely a pitcher ... likely a LHP for where he is drafting.
The only things that could rattle that is what happens ahead of him in the draft and the level of pool money for the Padres. Think since they are over the CBT they have picks lowered and in turn less pool to play with.
#4 · June 12, 2026, 12:11 pm
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2026-mock-draft-june-11
21. Padres: Brody Bumila, LHP, Bishop Feehan HS, Attleboro, Mass. (No. 19)
Sometimes you make picks according to type, and the Padres do love their high-upside high schoolers; they haven’t taken a college player with their first selection since 2016.
#5 · July 10, 2026, 5:58 am
21. San Diego Padres
Zion Rose, CF, Louisville
Rank: 18
It's really hard to predict that San Diego will select a college player, but the typical Padres fare isn't on the board at this pick. Rose has a high school player level of projection/upside because he looks like he could create power but hasn't done it yet in college and also could play center field, but hasn't done that much, either.
Rose has interest as high as No. 8 and should go comfortably inside the top 30, with the Padres one of his best fits. They've been linked to a number of players at this pick, possibly as underslot options, including Ben Blair, Taj Marchand, Cole Prosek, Lebron, Bo Lowrance, and Logan Schmidt. Keep an eye on Coleton Brady as an overpay at a later pick.
#6 · July 10, 2026, 6:38 am
21 Bo Lowrance Position Player High School 3B
#7 · July 10, 2026, 3:58 pm
CBS' latest guess on the Padres pick:
21. SS Archer Horn, St. Ignatius Prep (CA)
This would make it 10 straight years selecting a high school player in the first round for the Padres. Horn is one of the draft's top risers and is now a good bet to be a first-round pick after being considered a second-rounder much of the spring. He's a left-handed hitter who can really drive the baseball, and he has one of the strongest infield arms in the draft class.
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Fits the Padres profile of HS late rising with upside ... sort of the thinking on Merrill a few years back as a late riser.
#8 · July 10, 2026, 4:01 pm
from SBNation today:
- San Diego Padres - SS Archer Horn, St. Ignatius Prep (CA) (Max)Toolsy California prep with tons of helium? Sounds like a Padre.
Another vote for Horn
#9 · July 10, 2026, 4:08 pm
Fangraphs:
21. San Diego Padres
Pick: Bo Lowrance, 3B, Christ Church Episcopal (SC)
Zion Rose would be in San Diego’s mix if he gets here, but I don’t think he’ll come close. Teams assume the Padres will be in play for whichever of the nasty lefties are still around (regardless of demo, though there are some who think they’ll just take another high schooler), but Lowrance does some of the things that Jackson Merril does, like cover the top of the strike zone with power, except he’s a huge-framed third baseman with the scout-y physical projection the Padres love. AJ Preller was at Notre Dame righty Jack Radel’s ACC Championship start, so perhaps he’s an under-slot option here.
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The Radel comment does suggest if the players fall a certain way ... and the Padres have over a $9MM allocation ... the Padres may play the game of under slot early to go over slot for a sliding prospect later.
#10 · July 10, 2026, 4:13 pm
Sports Illustrated:
21. San Diego Padres: Carson Bolemon, LHP, Southside Christian HS (SC)
In a typical draft, you can pencil in the Padres for the highest-upside prep player available and call it a day. They’re a bit of a wild card this year. They could go bat or arm and might even be in on a few college guys. This is the floor for Rojas, but Boleman is a nice consolation prize here.
Scouting report
Boleman turned 19 in April, making him old for a prep draft pick, but his stuff will get him off the board early. At big lefty at 6’4” and 215 pounds, Boleman pitches up to his size. His fastball can touch 96 and sits a few ticks lower, but it looks faster thanks to his size and delivery. His best pitch is an upper-70s curve, which he complements with a low-80s slider. He has some feel for a changeup he’s mixing in more and more. His pitches are polished, and he has plenty of projection.