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LSU signee Kale Fountain drafted by the San Diego Padres in 5th round

Kale Fountain became the first prep player from LSU’s signing class to be taken on Day 2.

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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Another LSU signee drafted as Boston Bateman goes to Padres in 2nd round

Boston Bateman became the third member of LSU’s 2024 signing class to be drafted on the first night.

With the 52nd pick of the [autotag]2024 MLB Draft[/autotag], the [autotag]San Diego Padres[/autotag] selected [autotag]Boston Bateman[/autotag], a left-handed pitcher from Camarillo, California.

Bateman was another member of Jay Johnson’s talented 2024 recruiting class. He is a 6-foot-8, 240-pound lefty who throws gas and has a nasty curveball. I was hoping Bateman would slip through the first few rounds and wind up in Baton Rouge, but it appears he will end up in his home state after being drafted by San Diego.

Bateman was rated as the No. 57 overall prospect according to MLB.com and was one of the top 10 pitchers out of the high school class. The draft slot value of the No. 52 overall pick is $1,762,500. Bateman joins [autotag]Konnor Griffin[/autotag] and [autotag]Cam Caminiti[/autotag] as LSU signees who have heard their names called on night one of the MLB draft.

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