▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁games ▁( 1 3 ▁starts ), ▁striking ▁out ▁ 5 9 ▁over ▁ ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Pad lo ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Michael ▁Pad lo ▁( born ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁third ▁bas eman ▁for ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁organization . ▁ ▁Pad lo ▁attended ▁Mur ri eta ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Mur ri eta , ▁California . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁a ▁college ▁baseball ▁scholar ship . ▁The ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁selected ▁Pad lo ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁draft . ▁R ather ▁than ▁en roll ▁in ▁college , ▁Pad lo ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ies , ▁receiving ▁a ▁$ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁signing ▁bonus . ▁ ▁Pad lo ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁Rock ies ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ok ie - level ▁P ione er ▁League , ▁batt ing ▁. 3 0 0 /. 4 2 1 /. 5 9 4 ▁with ▁eight ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁R B Is ▁in ▁ 4 8 ▁games . ▁To ▁start ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁assigned ▁Pad lo ▁to ▁the ▁As he ville ▁Tour ists ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁A ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League . ▁He ▁strugg led , ▁and ▁was ▁dem oted ▁to ▁the ▁Bo ise ▁Haw ks ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁A - Short ▁Season ▁North west