Padres select prep SS Xavier Edwards with 38th overall selection

SAN DIEGO-- With the 38th overall pick, the San Diego Padres have selected prep SS Xavier Edwards out of Coconut Creek, Florida.

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The 5’10”, 155-pound shortstop was the 28th best prospect on MLB.com's top 200 draft prospects list.

In his senior year of high school, Edwards hit .406 with a .532 on-base percentage. He also wreaked havoc on the basepaths, scoring 43 runs and stealing 24 bases.

This is what the evaluators at MLB.com had to say about the 18-year-old:

Edwards, a switch-hitter, does have a college commitment to Vanderbilt.