Major League Baseball completed its annual draft Thursday night. The spread of the novel coronavirus required the draft to be held virtually instead of in Omaha, Nebraska alongside the College World Series. The owners' desire to slash costs, meanwhile, led to the draft being shortened from 40 rounds to five.

With the eighth pick of the 2020 draft, the San Diego Padres selected center fielder Robert Hassell III out of Independence High School in Tennessee, the first prep player taken. He was the No. 20 overall prospect on R.J. Anderson's big board. We graded the Padres with a B for their class.

The Padres had known to be enamored with prep outfielder Robert Hassell, so popping him at No. 8 didn't come as a shock. If he proves to be as good as they think, he'll be well worth the pick. After Hassell, the Padres took some chances. Prep right-hander Justin Lange has a big arm and a project; outfielder Owen Caissie has good raw power; and collegiate right-hander Cole Wilcox has the frame and stuff to start, though there are questions about his command and, ultimately, his signability. If the Padres can ink all four, they should be pleased.

Below you'll find all of the Padres' picks.

RoundOverallPlayerPositionSchoolTop 50

1

8

Robert Hassell III

OF

Independence HS (Tenn.) 

No. 20

Comp. A

34

Justin Lange

P

Llano HS (TX)

No. 44

2

45

Owen Caissie

OF

Notre Dame Catholic (HS)

N/A

3

80

Cole Wilcox

P

Georgia

No. 30

4

109

Levi Thomas

P

Troy

N/A

5

139

Jagger Haynes

P

West Columbus (HS)

N/A