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Padres 2008 Draft Recap
Ducksnorts — A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in light of the information until that point. –Nassim Nicholas Taleb Here’s the irritating truth about evaluating a draft: We won’t know for years how the story ends, and even when that happens, judging the draft solely on actual outcome (to ...

Signing
It Might Be Dangerous... You Go First — Jaff Decker is the newest member of the Padres. Today we officially signed Jaff Decker, our second pick in the 2008 Draft and the #42 pick overall. As mentioned previously, Jaff was both a left-handed pitcher and left-handed hitting outfielder in high school. If you watch this clip, though, you'll understand why we see him as a hitter. We feel Jaff's bat was one of the most polished high school bats in the country, so we're very excited to have Jaff signed.