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The final 30 rounds of the 2019 MLB Draft goes today. You can follow the draft right here. #LetsGoBlueJays #BlueJays


After taking two pitchers on Day 1, the Blue Jays took all position players on Day 2. Sources are telling the Batter's Box Draft Panel the Jays will draft not only position players but pitchers on Day 3. You heard it here first!


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Round 11 - 327th overall. 1B/OF Nick Neal, Randleman HS (North Carolina). Bats Right, Throws Right. 6-foot-6, 285 lbs. Born October 4, 2001.

Twitter Reaction

@NathanRode #BlueJays 11th rounder Nick Neal has STUPID power. 6-foot-6, 290 pounds. #mlbdraft

Round 12 - 357th overall. RHP Sam Ryan, Virginia Commonwealth. 6-foot-3, 205 lbs. Born September 22, 1998.


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Round 13 - 387th overall. SS Trevor Schwecke. Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 6-foot-1, 185 lbs. Bats Right, Throws Right. Born December 18, 1997.

MLB.com Scouting Report - Schwecke has a busy right-handed swing with a lot of moving parts, but he possesses a good feel for hitting and some pop. Although he has solid athleticism, Schwecke profiles as a second baseman at the professional level because his arm and speed both rate as average.

Twitter Reaction

@jeffMLBdraft Trevor Schwecke is a player I saw in person thsi year continuing the Blue Jays record of taking such a player. Solid actions at short. Good production, advanced approach likely a utility player

Round 14 - 417th overall. OF Eric Rivera, Florida Atlantic. 6-foot-0, 185 lbs. Bats Right, Throws Right. Born September 19, 1997.

Round 15 - 447th overall. RHP Michael Dominguez, Jefferson HS (FL). 5-foot-10, 175 lbs. Born August 17, 2000.

Round 16 - 477th overall. RHP Jackxarel Lebron, International Baseball Academy (Puerto Rico). 6-foot-3, 175 lbs. Born September 8, 200.

Round 17 - 507th overall.  RHP Jared DiCesar, George Mason. 6-foot-0, 185 lbs. Born April 21, 1998.


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Round 18 - 537th overall. LHP Brandon Eisart, Oregon State.  6-foot-2, 205 lbs. Born January 18, 1998.

Round 19 - 567th overall. C Gustavo Sosa, Tottenville HS (New York). 6-foot-2, 180 lbs. Bats Right, Throws Right. Born July 17, 2001.

Round 20 - 597th overall. LHP Jimmy Robbins, Rollins College (Florida). 6-foot-3, 175 lbs. Born December 22, 1997.


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Round 21 - 627th overall.  RHP Parker Caracci, Ole Miss. 6-foot-0, 205 lbs. Born September 13, 1996.

MLB.com Scouting Report - Caracci was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 37th round of the 2018 Draft after an impressive sophomore season at Ole Miss in which he went 5-2 with 10 saves and a 2.25 ERA in 48 innings. He showed good control as well with a 5.2 K/BB ratio and dominated batters with a 13.9 K/9 rate. He was chosen for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team last summer as a result. His 2019 hasn't been as strong, but his prior success makes him an intriguing prospect.

Baseball America Scouting Report - Caracci has come a long way. After redshirting as a freshman, he didn’t earn a spot on the Rebels’ 35-man roster in 2017. Caracci finally got his first chance as a redshirt sophomore and quickly became Mississippi’s closer, earning second-team All-America honors and an opportunity to play with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. He was a 37th-round pick of the Blue Jays in 2018. This spring, Caracci’s fastball generally continued to play better than its radar gun readings, but there were times when he was extremely hittable—most notably when he blew a six-run lead against Louisiana State. A couple of outings like that make Caracci’s statistics hard to stomach for a draftable reliever—he was 3-3, 5.60 with nine saves in late May with 4.9 walks per nine and 11.5 strikeouts per nine. Caracci has an up-tempo delivery and works quickly. His fastball has some late jump, helping him get swings and misses in the zone at 93-95 mph. It dipped to 90-92 mph early in the season. His low-80s slider has improved, but it’s still fringe-average.

Twitter Reaction

@BaseballAmerica The @BlueJays just took @OleMissBSB closer Parker Caracci in the 21st round. He was once cut from the Rebels' roster TWICE. But he stuck around, working his way onto the team and into a critical role this season. An awesome story of resilience: Story

Round 22 - 657th overall. RHP Nick Fraze, Texas State. 6-foot-3, 180 lbs. Born October 24, 1997.

Round 23 - 687th overall. RHP Anders Tolhurst, Grossmount College (California). 6-foot-4, 190 lbs. Born September 13, 1999.

Round 24 - 717th overall. 1B Spencer Horwitz, Radford. 6-foot-0, 190 pounds. Bats Left, Throws Right. Born November 14, 1997.

Round 25 - 747th overall. C/RHP Nate LaRue, McGill-Toolen HS (Alabama). 6-foot-3, 205 lbs. Bats Right, Throws Right. July 27, 2001.

MLB Scouting Report  - Though Mobile (Ala.) Christian High's Ethan Hearn could be the first prep catcher selected in 2019, there are scouts who believe he's not the best in his own city. They prefer LaRue's superior athleticism and think he'll be a better hitter and receiver. There also are evaluators who wonder if LaRue might have a future on the mound, where he shows a low-90s fastball and closed out the clinching game as McGill-Toolen Catholic won its first state 7-A title in May. A former outfielder who's more athletic than most catchers, LaRue moves well behind the plate. He's already an average receiver and should continue to improve as he gains more experience. He has a solid, accurate arm that could play as plus if he can learn to quicken his release. LaRue's proponents like his relatively compact right-handed swing and his willingness to use the opposite field, though some scouts wonder if he'll make regular contact against more advanced pitching. The Auburn recruit has solid raw power and lets it come naturally rather than worrying about home runs. He has close to average speed but will slow down as he matures physically and spends more time behind the plate. Video

Baseball America Scouting Report - LaRue is a 6-foot-3, 203-pound two-way prospect committed to Auburn. He is athletic and profiles well as a catcher, but evaluators seem to be most intrigued by what he can do on the mound. He shows above-average arm strength and throws plenty of strikes thanks to a repeatable delivery. LaRue throws his fastball in the low 90s as well as a breaking ball that flashes plus. LaRue also shows feel for a third-pitch changeup with sinking action. While he has some power with the bat, most evaluators see his long-term future on the mound.

Round 26 - 777th overall. OF Jean-Christophe Masson, Cardinal Roy SS (Quebec).  6-foot-3, 193 lbs. Bats Left, Throws Right. Born August 22, 2002.

Twitter Reaction

@BlueJaysAcademy He looks great in blue! 🔵🇨🇦 Congratulations to #T12 Alumnus Jean-Christophe Masson taken in the 26th round by the #BlueJays. #MLBDraft

Round 27 - 807th overall. RHP Roel Garcia, Rice. 6-foot-4, 240 lbs. Born November 21, 1998.

Twitter Reaction

@KendallRogers INJURY NEWS: @RiceBaseball RHP Roel Garcia has Tommy John surgery this past Tuesday and will miss the 2019 campaign. Garcia is a power arm who has had some tough luck. Injury had lingered from last season, I’m told. #mlbdraft

Round 28 - 837th overall. RHP Gabriel Ponce, Arizona Western College. 6-foot-2, 205 lbs. Born April 29, 1999.

Round 29 - 867th overall. C Owen Diodati, Stamford Collegiate (Ontario). 6-foot-3, 210 lbs. Bats Left, Throws Right. Born August 17, 2001.

MLB Scouting Report - A solidly built catcher with pop from the left side, Diodati could profile more as a first baseman in the Minors. The Ontario native has a good amount of work to do on his defense behind the plate if he remains there in the future.

Baseball America Scouting Report - Diodati is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound lefthanded hitting catcher and first baseman. Diodati shows a feel to hit and has plenty of strength in his swing and regularly lofts balls deep in batting practice and games. He works from a quiet set up, with his bat resting on his shoulder and doesn’t have much pre-pitch movement or noise in his load. While Diodati both catcher and first, most think he’ll wind up being a first baseman only, as he is a well below-average defender behind the dish now, with lots of work to do to stick back there. Diodati is committed to Alabama.

Round 30 - 897th overall.  OF Noah Myers, Wabash Valley College (Illinois). 6-foot-3, 195 lbs. Bats Left, Throws Right. Born November 11, 1999.

Round 31 - 927th overall. RHP Blake Sanderson, Florida Atlantic. 6-foot-0, 176 lbs. Born November 1, 1995.


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Round 32 - 957th overall. RHP Braden Halladay, Cavalry Christian HS (Florida). 6-foot-3, 150 lbs. Born August 14, 2000.

Twitter Reaction

@baseballcanada #BlueJays select former #JNT RHP Braden Halladay in the 32nd round, 957th overall! Congrats, @BradenHalladay! #MLBDraft

Round 33 - 987th overall. LHP Daniel Batcher, George Jenkins HS (Florida). 6-foot-5, 190 lbs. Born September 15, 2000. Note - Brother of Blue Jays Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coach Justin Batcher.

Round 34 - 1,017th overall. RHP Luis Quinones, San Jacinto College North (Texas). 6-foot-0, 205 lbs. Born July 2, 1997.

Round 35 - 1,047th overall. RHP Connor Phillips, Magnolia West HS (Texas). 6-foot-2, 190 lbs. Born May 4, 2001.

MLB Scouting Report - Louisiana State grabbed two of the better pitching prospects from Texas for its recruiting class, though both Jimmy Lewis (Lake Travis High, Austin) and Phillips began turning their projection into reality this spring and thus may not get to Baton Rouge. Phillips helped Magnolia West win its first-ever district title and breeze through the first three rounds of the state 5-A playoffs, tossing three complete-game victories (including two shutouts) in his first three postseason starts. While Phillips has a pair of potential plus pitches in his fastball and curveball, both still require some work. He operates at 90-94 mph, reaches 96 and holds the velocity on his heater deep into games, but it gets hit harder than it should because batters see the ball well coming out of his long arm action and high slot. He spins his upper-70s curveball with power and depth, though he sometimes struggles to land it in the strike zone. Phillips also needs to refine his changeup, which should happen as he uses it more often against better hitters. He features effort in his delivery and may be able to tone it down a bit without sacrificing the quality of his stuff once he gets stronger.

Baseball America Scouting Report - A Louisiana State signee, Phillips has helped lead Magnolia (Texas) West High to its first-ever regional 5A final. He’s shown a big fastball at times, as he can brush 95 mph and sit 92-93 on a good day, but he has been prone to over-throwing to the radar gun as well this spring. That shouldn’t be a long-term issue as he’s shown himself to be a consistent strike thrower in the past. His slurvy breaking ball is regularly below-average at this point, but he will flash an above-average breaker enough for scouts to see the promise in the pitch and it has become more consistent this spring. Phillips has long impressed scouts and coaches with his intense, bulldog-like personality on the mound.

Round 36 - 1,077th overall. C/1B Scott Bradley, Indiana. 6-foot-2, 207 lbs. Bats Left, Throws Right. Born April 6, 1997.

Round 37 - 1,107th overall. RHP Andrew McInvale, Liberty. 6-foot-2, 195 lbs. Born November 3, 1996.

Round 38 - 1,137th overall. C Ryan Sloniger, Penn State. 5-foot-11, 200 lbs. Bats Left, Throws Right. Born March 20, 1997.

Round 39 - 1,167th overall. OF Octavio Corona, Otay Ranch HS (California). 6-foot-0, 170 lbs. Bats Right, Throws Rights. Born September 5, 2000.

Round 40 - 1,197th overall. RHP Miguel Obeso, Cowley County CC (Kansas), 6-foot-3, 280 lbs. Born September 3, 1999.

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jester00 - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:13 PM EDT (#375067) #
The guy the jays just drafted in the 11th round is Nick Neal, a 6 foot 6 280 pound RF!!
mathesond - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:18 PM EDT (#375070) #
6'6, 280? Sounds like a pitcher to me!
Mike Green - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:19 PM EDT (#375071) #
Don't worry, jester, the club has already arranged with Neal to convert him to the mound.  They've got 3/5 of an offensive line there, just in case a football game breaks out in the RC in a few years. 
Mike Green - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:20 PM EDT (#375072) #
Who's terse now, Chuck and mathesond?
hypobole - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:22 PM EDT (#375073) #
Using this pick on a HS kid suggests he's signable. Starting to think about the FG article Mike posted a few days ago about HS hitters being more inclined than ever to sign with teams they see as having plus PD. Guess we'll find out.
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:27 PM EDT (#375075) #
Draft budget is key. IMO this FO is very diligent. I think they will sign all the 1-10 round players with budget to spare.

jester00 - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:28 PM EDT (#375076) #
Apparently at last years PBR futures game in Indy, he was hitting balls with an exit velocity of 104 MPH, which by the sounds of it is fairly rare.

Hopefully he signs, would be fun to watch.
Shoeless Joe - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:32 PM EDT (#375077) #
It is an interesting pick, physically he reminds me of Franmil Reyes. Let's see if he signs and if the Jays can work with him. I was expecting a run of college pitchers.
uglyone - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:36 PM EDT (#375078) #
starting to really love this draft.

kid is a monster and half a year away from his 18th birthday.

this is like picking Aaron Judge out of highschool. lots to dream on here.
PeterG - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:37 PM EDT (#375079) #
And yet another SS in round 13..... Trevor Schwecke from U Wisconsin, Milwaukee
uglyone - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:39 PM EDT (#375080) #
he ran a sub-8 60m too, which would probably be fast enough to get him on his highschool track team.
Mike Green - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:46 PM EDT (#375082) #
But can he do a sub 4.8   40 yard dash?
Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 12:49 PM EDT (#375083) #
The Jays have only selected three pitchers through 14 rounds. I don't know if that is a new philosophy or a sign that the pitching talent is low in this draft.
PeterG - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:04 PM EDT (#375086) #
Perhaps they think that pitching can be acquired in some other way?
hypobole - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:21 PM EDT (#375088) #
I know Law among others, said this is the weakest crop of college pitchers he's ever scouted, going back to his days with the Jays.
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:22 PM EDT (#375089) #
Nick Neal. An OF with size, power and speed. If he can hit then he could become the next Mike Trout.

That was a joke!!!! My jokes once in a while come true.

Maybe he is a hard sign. Wants $4 mil but the Jays only want to give $2 mil. He signs because he believes in himself and wants to get to the Majors fast.
hypobole - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:23 PM EDT (#375090) #
The kid we drafted in round 16, I'll let someone else go first.
James W - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:37 PM EDT (#375091) #
LeBron has ALWAYS owned Toronto. Now Toronto has their own Lebron.
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:39 PM EDT (#375092) #
These rounds are where the area scout calls the player and say they want to draft him in the next round. Asks will you sign? Info is exchanged and the FO is notified. Then in the next few rounds he is selected if still available.

Of course other Jay's scouts are doing the same thing and the FO is informed.

I get this info from interviews done by C's Plus Baseball. Great stuff.
Oceanbound - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 01:47 PM EDT (#375093) #
Lebron, "Born September 8, 200." Talk about a late bloomer.
Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 02:14 PM EDT (#375096) #
After I posted my note about pitching, five of the next six picks were pitchers.
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 02:27 PM EDT (#375097) #
I will give your strategy a try Gerry.

The Jays have not selected a Canadian kid since the 3rd round!!!

Cdn pitchers with the next 2 picks??
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 02:45 PM EDT (#375099) #
That picture of Nick Neal. Wow!!!

A mountain of muscle. He will be a star. So far he is probably "a man playing against boys".
#2JBrumfield - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 03:05 PM EDT (#375101) #
After I posted my note about pitching, five of the next six picks were pitchers.

I told you they were going to draft pitchers!

By the way, the fifth pick from the 1997 draft will be in Vancouver July 8. Vernon Wells will be at the Nat to sign autographs.


Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 03:20 PM EDT (#375103) #
Top 25 picks by year of birth:

1996 - 1
1997 - 8
1998 - 7
1999 - 1
2000 - 4
2001 - 4
Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 03:42 PM EDT (#375104) #
How about a Canadian outfielder. Jean-Christophe Masson from Quebec in the 26th round.
Mike Green - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 03:48 PM EDT (#375105) #
LaRue was obviously not chosen for his abilities on the mound.  Not big enough!

Seriously, he sounds like a good late round choice if he can be signed. 
Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 03:55 PM EDT (#375107) #
Masson DOB is listed as August 2002. That means he is 16 years old, will be 17 at the end of the season. That seems young to be drafted.

Masson is listed as a 2020 graduate by perfect game and has committed to Missouri. Do the Jays know something? Masson played in the T12 tournament and for the junior national team.
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:00 PM EDT (#375108) #
Canadian HS Catcher. Owen Diodati.
Mike Green - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:01 PM EDT (#375109) #
There was some funny stuff allowed by MLB for Canadian high school students, Gerry.  Quebec has CEGEP which starts after Grade 11 and last two years.  Maybe MLB is treating that as JUCO or something. 
scottt - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:28 PM EDT (#375111) #
A 6'6", 280lbs right fielder sounds a lot like Aaron Judge to me.
Mike Green - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:34 PM EDT (#375113) #
Neal is 17.  Young men often add height and usually add weight.  He's likely to be bigger than Judge.  Which isn't necessarily an asset....
scottt - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:36 PM EDT (#375114) #
When I finished high school in Quebec I was 16, too.
That's just how it is.

Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:47 PM EDT (#375115) #
Brayden Halladay, round 32. I assume he goes to college.
Gerry - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:53 PM EDT (#375116) #
Halladay was taken in round 32 as that was Roy's number. He is headed to Penn State.
mendocino - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 04:57 PM EDT (#375117) #
On the draft call the Jay's had Neal listed at first base and LaRue listed at catcher
Marc Hulet - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 05:06 PM EDT (#375118) #
Pretty sure the Jays stopped taking legit options around pick 25... they must not be concerned about depth and have a bunch of DSL kids in extended... teams still have to pick good players even if they're clearly not going to sign; anyone not drafted becomes a free agent.
Kelekin - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 08:35 PM EDT (#375132) #
Marc: I wonder if the Jays have not released as many players as in the past at the lower levels. I suppose the other consideration is if they are concerned about the signability of one of their players so they picked more potential back-up options.
John Northey - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 08:57 PM EDT (#375134) #
Conner Phillips appears to be this years Tellez pick - IE: a guy taken very late who has talent but is unlikely to sign according to everyone. Nate LaRue in round 25 is also that type. Both are RHP.

A total of 3 top 100's and 5 101-200's picked. Jays had 3 top 100 picks, and 3 more in the 101-200 range so I like it. Now to sign them. I'm certain at least 1 or 2 won't of those big 8. Phillip Clarke was an odd pick for round 9 as he looks like a 50-50 shot at signing and often those are the punt picks where you draft a senior who will sign cheap to free up cash for later picks.

The cap does make drafts a lot more challenging for clubs I"m sure.

Of note: AA in Atlanta only picked one ranked player for rounds 3-10, and just one more after that. Weird. Guess they like a few guys who aren't ranked or feel they will need more cash for their top 2 picks.
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 10:29 PM EDT (#375139) #
The draft was very interesting. J Mayo and J Callis provided great info and explained drafting strategy.

They know that duds can come from anywhere as can superstars.

Best draft was Arizona due to the quantity and huge draft pool budget. They commented that how can you not choose them.

They admired NY Mets because their top 3 picks were highly ranked and therefore expensive. So the Mets simply drafted cheap signing players to be able to pay for the top 3.

To me the Jays FO is very methodical. I would be shocked if they made careless mistakes like losing draft pool money by not signing a 4-10 round pick.

I look forward to seeing which players become surprise WOW players.
vw_fan17 - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 10:29 PM EDT (#375140) #
I will give your strategy a try Gerry.

The Jays have not selected a Canadian kid since the 3rd round!!!
I was going to say: the Jays have not selected any sure-fire 1st ballot HOF players in this draft yet.. :-)
bpoz - Wednesday, June 05 2019 @ 10:47 PM EDT (#375143) #
Nice one. Haha. The best actually. My HOF guess goes to Nick Neal.
Kelekin - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 01:59 AM EDT (#375147) #
Gotta like Eric Rivera's college stats. More BB than K in every season, hitting 33 BB to 18 K this year. Bit of speed, and close to .400 OBP in the Cape Cod.
PeterG - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 09:16 AM EDT (#375154) #
Jim Callis of MLB.Pipelinne ranked Jays as having 5th best draft. The four teams ranked ahead all had extra picks.

https://www.mlb.com/news/best-hauls-of-the-2019-mlb-draft?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Cracka - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 11:34 AM EDT (#375155) #
A quick hypothetical question that comes to my mind at this time of the year: If you were a parent of a child who received a full athletic scholarship, how large of a signing bonus would it take for you to encourage your child to sign, rather than go to college? Rowdy Tellez is a classic example -- smart guy, a full scholarship to baseball powerhouse USC. It took $850k for him to change his mind. But maybe he would have got even more money as a high college draft pick in 2016.

For me, my number would be lower. I think you can go to university anytime, but if someone offers you a half million bucks to play baseball, you take it. That's not life changing money after taxes, but it's a great start.

Anyway, will be interesting to see what happens with Phillips and Larue. Typically, teams get contracts in front of draftees quite fast, just in case pro ball becomes more enticing than university.
hypobole - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 12:30 PM EDT (#375158) #
Cracka, I believe players get post-career scholarships in addition to signing bonuses,

There are real advantages to signing rather than going directly to school. MLB teams almost always have better instruction - hitting especially (Mike posted an FG article on this).For pitchers, MLB teams care about injury prevention much more than colleges. Overworking arms is almost unheard of in the minors, because development is the prime objective. College coaches are paid to win and if that means overworking arms many will overwork players arms.
Mike Green - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 12:43 PM EDT (#375160) #
Some people really want to go to university (college), and ultimately feel they have achieved some personal growth through it.  That was certainly true for Marcus Stroman.  Probably true for Trevor Bauer.  And there are some performance benefits that can result from that.  It also opens up post-playing career opportunities.  If it's only the money that the young person is looking at, he's probably making a mistake- what you might get out of a collegiate academic program, the quality of the baseball program, and personal readiness would be three things to think about.  There are probably more. 
James W - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 01:18 PM EDT (#375162) #
Some people really want to go to university (college), and ultimately feel they have achieved some personal growth through it. ... Probably true for Trevor Bauer.

Still waiting for the growth there.
Mike Green - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 02:19 PM EDT (#375163) #
Fair enough.  In Bauer's case, I was thinking of the engineering training, which he has (perhaps) put to good use. 
scottt - Thursday, June 06 2019 @ 07:07 PM EDT (#375168) #
It's hard to say. Stroman was drafted out of HS in the 18th round. There was no way he was going to sign there.

My mind keeps going back to Jake Eliopoulos--and I'm hesitant to say anything other than I'm always surprised when someone is drafted that high and does not sign.

PeterG - Friday, June 07 2019 @ 09:12 PM EDT (#375238) #
Manoah has signed for slot.
John Northey - Sunday, June 09 2019 @ 10:46 PM EDT (#375339) #
Just saw that BlueBird Banter has their draft signing table up. https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2019/6/8/18654443/2019-blue-jays-mlb-draft-signing-table

Of note: Signed
  • #2 Kendall Williams
  • #34 Luis Quinones
  • Not drafted: Kyle Huckaby
Will sign
  • #1 Alek Manoah
  • #4 Will Robertson
  • #11 Nick Neal
  • #14 Eric Rivera
  • #15 Michael Dominguez
  • #23 Anders Tolhurst
  • #36 Scotty Bradley
Leaning to Sign
  • #21 Parker Caracci
Not Signing or unlikely to
  • #25 Nate LaRue
  • #29 Owen Diodati
  • #30 Noah Myers
  • #32 Braden Halladay


Note: Tellez at first was listed as 'not signing' a few years ago so one never knows. His quote at the time of drafting was “I am looking forward to playing three years at USC, get better and then be a first-rounder.” Still, a good indicator early on.
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