Official 2012 Blue Jays MLB Draft Thread (June 4 - 6)

[Wally West]

[Round 35] 1075. Devyn Rivera, RHP, California Baptist University, CA
[Round 36] 1105. Brian Cruz, SS, Galveston Col, TEX
[Round 37] 1135. Daniel Devonshire, 1B, Colby CC, KS

[torontoaces04]

I called the guy out who posted that SIX DAYS AGO!!!

‏@PeteyHarrison
@WesString11 What are you Alford's agent? No way the #jays take him today if he had actually said that. Hahaha #goodinfo #tryagain #bluejays

Gotta love twitter!!

I actually got a response!!!

Peter Harrison ‏@PeteyHarrison
@WesString11 What are you Alford's agent? No way the #jays take him today if he had actually said that. Hahaha #goodinfo #tryagain #bluejays

1h ⚾Westin Stringer⚾ ‏@WesString11
@PeteyHarrison that's what he anthony told me smart guy.

[SharoneWright]

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[Wally West]

Really liked the draft this year from start to finish LOL evident by me posting pick by pick. Creating a new draft thread with post rumors and signings.

[turner10]

Chris Toman ‏@Chris_Toman
Duke pitching coach: "Blue Jays are in for quite a treat. Stroman is as close to Major League ready as anybody I've had his age." #BlueJays

[Tyrone Slothrop]

I think it's safe to say the Man In White came up with the strategy to draft nothing but college seniors from the 4th round on

[torontoaces04]

^

That's me, the ghost of an 18th century colonial American architect.

[SharoneWright]

lol, its plausible....

[Al_Oliver]

KLaw's take on the Jays draft:

Toronto Blue Jays
Summary: The Blue Jays pounded high-ceiling guys early, then went after a slew of college seniors through the 10th round to create room under the bonus pool cap so they can go over slot to sign those earlier picks. D.J. Davis (1) is a raw, high-risk outfielder, an 80 runner who did do a lot of work to clean up his swing and improve his contact rates this spring. Marcus Stroman (1) shouldn't have gotten that far in the draft; he is 5-foot-9 but has everything else you want in a starter, including three pitches (one plus), fastball command and great competitiveness on the mound. As a reliever, he's big league ready. Matt Smoral (1A), who is close to signing with the Jays for about $2 million, would have gone in the top 10-15 overall had he not broken his foot in March. He's a power lefty with a low 3/4 slot who has hit 96 and shows a plus slider. Mitch Nay (1A) is a third baseman now but will play right field or first base in pro ball; he has plus-plus raw power but was getting out front all spring and popping a lot of pitches up. He should sign very soon. Tyler Gonzales (1A) is up to 98 and flashes a plus slider, but it's a violent delivery and his command is poor. Chase DeJong (2) is a projectable right-hander up to 92 with four pitches, none of them plus, and is aggressive with the fastball. Anthony Alford (3) would have been a first-rounder but told teams to stop scouting him because he was fully committed to going to Southern Miss to play football, regardless of the financial offers. We'll see how serious he was about it. The Blue Jays took a few backup tough-sign options after the 10th round, such as left-hander/Oregon commit Cole Irvin (29) and shortstop/Miami commit Brandon Lopez (33), in case they don't get any of the top seven signed. I thought this was the most obvious strategy to employ in the current system if you had extra picks, and the Jays executed it extremely well.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/20 ... s-al-teams