With the 151st pick of the [autotag]2024 MLB Draft[/autotag], the San Diego Padres selected [autotag]Kale Fountain[/autotag], a third baseman from Norris High School in Nebraska.
The [autotag]San Diego Padres[/autotag] really love raining on [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag]’s parade in this draft. Sunday night, they took high school pitcher [autotag]Boston Bateman[/autotag], who was a highly touted member of LSU’s signing class. On Monday, they take another highly touted member of the class in Fountain.
The 151st pick in the draft is worth $444,200, but the Padres may have struck a deal with Fountain and agreed to pay more for him if he would sign with them. Kale still has the option to choose to go to Baton Rouge, but being a fifth-round draft pick, I would expect him to join Bateman in the Padres farm system.
Fountain becomes the first prep player from LSU’s 2024 recruiting class taken on Day 2 of the MLB draft. Yesterday, three Tiger prospects were taken.
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