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2019 MLB Draft Thread: Padres grab C.J Abrams. Day 3 begins at 12 PM ET

Padres take 1st pitcher in 4th round

The MLB Draft is live!

When: June 3rd-5th

12 PM ET June 5th. (round 11-40)

You can watch it live on MLB.com now! If you’ve never watched before, it’s a lot of fun.

**Update**

The Padres selected C.J Abrams 6th overall. The Speedy Shortstop was the best player on the board, which the Padres vowed to take.

Awesome moment for the young man.

Round 1: C.J Abrams

Round 2: Joshua Mears

Round 2 Competitive Balance: Logan Driscoll

Round 3: Hudson Head

Round 4: Matt Brash

Round 5: Chris Lincoln

Round 6: Drake Fellows

Round 7: Connor Lehmann

Round 8: Andrew Mitchel

Round 9: Jason Blanchard

Round 10: Ethan Elliot

After picking 4 position players to start the draft, the Padres grabbed 7 arms in a row. Joshua Mears, Logan Driscoll, and Hudson Head were all considered reaches to a certain degree. Given the draft history of AJ Preller it’s tough to question anything at this point. Time will tell, but they’re certainly adding to their hot talent lava.