Thought I'd dig into what has happened with past drafts vs the Jays picks this year. Just to help limit expectations of the Jays getting a Mike Trout (inner circle HOF) or John Olerud (immediate help) in it.

Every time I see your face
It reminds me of the places
We used to go.

Happy 83rd, Sir Richard!

Leo Jimenez homered for the second night in a row, a positive sign. It was one of few positive signs on Thursday. In fact it was an almost typical night, Vancouver won easily while the other three teams lost.

Buffalo, New Hampshire win their games while Vancouver gets run over in Hillsboro.

Buffalo 5 Rochester 4

New Hampshire 8 Hartford 3

Hillsboro 11 Vancouver 1

Tampa 9 Dunedin 2

The 2023 MLB draft goes Sunday at 7pm. All reports suggest it will be a strong draft. Many high school players in 2020, somewhat due to Covid, decided to go to school rather than sign up for a non existent minor league season. Those players are now eligible as college players.

Vancouver and Dunedin were your Tuesday winners.

Don't make this any harder
Everybody's waiting

Road trip! And then the All-Star Break.

Alek Manoah stepped up to AA and settled down to finish strong. Dunedin had the only win, while Buffalo were rained out.

All the four top farm teams won with many excellent performances. A two home run game, a five hit game, other good hitting games and strong starting pitching. The four starting pitchers allowed one earned run between them. Read on for the details.

Three games went to extra innings. Luis De Los Santos hit a pinch hit grand slam home run to give Buffalo the win. Cade Doughty singled in a run to get a win for Vancouver. New Hampshire lost game two in nine innings having previously lost game one. It was the second night in a row that a Jays team lost both ends of a doubleheader. Dunedin also lost.

Gabriel Martinez had five RBI to help Vancouver to a big win. Angel Del Rosario did a similar job for Dunedin, driving in three. New Hampshire lost a tight one despite another good start by Chad Dallas. Buffalo lost both ends of a doubleheader. Hagen Danner learned all about AAA hitters when he was taken deep three times.

We have two postponed games from last night’s action and comeback wins For Vancouver and Dunedin.

Worcester Buffalo PPD

Portland New Hampshire PPD

Vancouver 4 Spokane 3

Dunedin 9 St. Lucie 5

Vancouver won, barely.

One of the game's most storied and historic franchises is coming to town, for just the fifth time in  their 141 year history.