2020 Draft Board Q & A

by Mason McRae I asked twitter to give me questions regarding the Draft, and those are all below. Also included is my updated top 40 prospects in the 2020 MLB Draft, which can also be seen on MY BOARD. If you have any more questions, feel free to Reply below or Message me on twitter. …

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Blue Jays MiLB Breakout Candidates

We're in a bit of a black hole for minor league coverage.  MiLB camps have yet to open, and the opening day of the minor league season is still well over a month away. One of the things we've been able to look forward to each spring over the past several seasons is a long …

The Most Underrated Player in the 2020 MLB Draft

    In today’s league, players at premium positions are sought after much more compared to others. Those premium positions being SS, C, CF and P, and since 2001 - every player taken first overall was drafted from one  of those four-positions. Since I’m sure somebody will try and argue this, Bryce Harper was drafted …

Opening Week Stocks

  All Ranks, and Players Below can be found in MY BOARD which is updated daily.   On the Rise   SS Nick Gonzales, New Mexico State (no. 15 to no. 4)   After playing SS in the ‘20 fall and starting at SS in all four games for New Mexico State. Gonzales’ Draft Profile …

To Absent Friends: Fernandez, Kahn, and Bouton

(Thanks to legendary sports columnist Red Smith for the title) Some reflections on former Blue Jays SS Tony Fernandez, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 57 from complications of a stroke.  Fernandez had been in declining health for some time, and was awaiting a kidney transplant when he passed eight years to …

Blue Jays Pardiño Undergoes Tommy John

Eric Pardinho, one of the Blue Jays top pitching prospects, had Tommy John surgery today. Will be back in 2021. — Ben Badler (@BenBadler) February 12, 2020 The news about Reese McGuire probably will knock this story back a bit in the hearts and minds of Blue Jays fans, but as BA's Ben Badler tweeted …

Jays Name Rest of Non-Roster Invitees

The Blue Jays have (finally) released the names of the minor league players not on the 40 man roster who were invited to spring training today. The well-travelled Moran was selected by the Blue Jays from the Mariners in the 2013 Rule 5 draft, then dealt to the Angels. Tommy John surgery wiped out his …

Notes From Around the Blue Jays System

News and views from the various corners of the Toronto organization, far-flung some of them may be..... Look, I have no idea if MLB's proposed contraction of Minor League Baseball will take place after this season or not.  Given the lengths to which MLB has already gone, it's looking more or less like a done …