First-Round Draft Pick Coleman Borthwick Signs With Padres

[Steve Drumwright]

The San Diego Padres reeled in their biggest fish from the MLB Draft. Does that help them catch another big fish?

First-round draft choice Coleman Borthwick, a high school pitcher out of Florida, has signed with the Padres on Wednesday, according to his Instagram account. There have been no reports as to what his actual signing bonus was, but the 21st overall pick had an assigned value of $4,224,700. The Padres also came to terms with sixth-rounder Nu'u Contrades, a shortstop from Arizona State, who received a $300,000 signing bonus, MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis reported Thursday. Contrades had a slot value of $350,100.

 

 

 

 

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Borthwick, at 6-foot-6, 260 pounds, was the top high school pitcher selected in the draft and signed his contract at the Padres' complex in Peoria, Ariz. Depending on if Borthwick received an under-slot deal, the Padres could use that money toward one of his teammates at South Walton High School in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. That would be right-handed pitcher Denton Lord, whom the Friars selected in the 17th round after he announced on Instagram following the fifth round that he would honor his commitment to Mississippi State. But if the Padres can cobble enough money together from other draft picks, they could land Lord.

As a senior, the 18-year-old Borthwick went 11-0 with a 0.21 ERA, .082 opponent average and 12.9 strikeouts per seven innings.

Contrades, 22, finished his senior year at Arizona State with a .366/.434/.762 slash line.

The Padres now have five of their 21 draft choices signed, including their top two selections.

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