Theirs is a largely thankless job.
Since the early days of the last century, scouts have toiled largely in anonymity, criss crossing the back roads of the U.S. and Canada, looking for the “arm behind the barn.”
Times may have changed – scouts are more apt to be found now at Showcase events across the county, but the basic concept of scouting remains the same: get to know the player, his strengths and weaknesses, his character, and (perhaps most important of all) what his price tag will be.
This year’s draft may be over, but preparations for next year’s has already begun. Summer is peak Showcase season, as teams begin the lengthy process of building their draft board for next June.
Here are the draft picks the Blue Jays have signed, with their signing scouts.
Round | Number | Scout | Last Name | First Name | POS | School |
1 | 12 | Brian Johnston | Groshans | Jordan | SS | Magnolia HS |
2 | 52 | Jason Beverlin | Conine | Griffin | OF | Duke |
3 | 88 | Brian Johnston | Kloffenstein | Adam | RHP | Magnolia HS |
4 | 116 | Gerald Turner/Brandon Bishoff | Wymer | Sean | RHP | TCU |
5 | 146 | Pete Holmes | Bec | Christopher | C | U Maine Orono |
6 | 176 | Matt Bishoff | Barger | Addison | SS | C Leon King HS (FL) |
7 | 206 | Matt Huck | Podkul | Nicholas | 2B | Notre Dame |
8 | 236 | Coulson Barbiche | Murray | Joseph | RHP | Kent State (OH) |
9 | 266 | Randy Kramer | Brodt | Jake | 1B | Santa Clara U |
10 | 296 | Darold Brown | Stevenson | Cal | CF | U Arizona |
11 | 326 | Dallas Black | Steinmetz | Hunter | CF | Missouri St (MO) |
12 | 356 | Wes Penick | Allgeyer | Nick | LHP | U Iowa |
13 | 386 | Coulson Barbiche | Wilson | Brad | RHP | Ohio Dominican |
14 | 416 | Jason Beverlin | Aiello | John | 3B | Wake Forest (NC) |
15 | 446 | Darold Brown | Watson | Troy | RHP | U North Colorado |
17 | 506 | Coulson Barbiche | Havekost | Austin | RHP | Kent State |
18 | 536 | Darold Brown | Stadler | Fitz | RHP | Arizona State U |
19 | 566 | Matt O’Brien | Ramos | Adrian | CF | Miami Dade CC (FL) |
20 | 596 | Doug Witt | Capra | Vinny | SS | U Richmond |
22 | 656 | Ryan Fox | Burland | Gage | RHP | Lewis-Clark St Col |
23 | 686 | Nate Murrie | Squires | Troy | C | U Kentucky |
24 | 716 | Brian Johnston | Pascoe | Mike | RHP | San Jacinto Col N |
25 | 746 | Brian Johnston | McAffer | Will | RHP | Tulane (LA) |
29 | 866 | Matt O’Brien | Finfrock | Cre | RHP | U Central Florida |
30 | 896 | Matt Bishoff | Johnson | Cobi | RHP | Florida State |
32 | 956 | Brian Johnston | Pulido | Joey | RHP | U Houston |
33 | 986 | Matt O’Brien | Harris | Matt | RHP | Florida Atlantic |
34 | 1016 | Dallas Black | Townsend | Grant | RHP | Oral Roberts |
38 | 1136 | Matt O’Brien | Ruiz | Francisco | C | Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy |
NDFA | Jim Lentine | Rees | Jackson | RHP | U Hawaii | |
NDFA | Nate Murrie | Thurston | Ryan | LHP | Western Kentucky |
Jason Beverlin couldnt even sign his own son Cole
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That was a courtesy pick.
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