2020 MLB Mock Draft 7.0

It’s been a month since my last mock draft and in that short time, the MLB Draft has been completely changed. Somehow in the midst of all this chaos, the draft has become even more of a crapshoot than it already was. Like my last mock draft, this one will be based on what I …

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Blue Jays 2015 International Review

The Toronto Blue Jays 2015 IFA class pretty much begins and ends with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It was the last IFA signing period for the tandem of now VP on International Ops Andrew Tinnish and International Scouting Director Ismael Cruz, who left for the Dodgers at the end of the season. As is the custom …

How Covid-19 Will Impact the Blue Jays’ 2020 MLB Draft

  My Next Mock Draft will be coming out soon! Be sure to check out my last mock draft by clicking right here. Earlier this week, the MLB announced a deal where the MLB draft would shrink to five rounds and a cap of 20k being set for UDFA (undrafted free agents). A date change …

“Can’t Hit Nothing”

This is the second story that didn't quite make the cut for a research project I've been working on, but I thought I would turn it into a quick read for you just the same.   It's based on a short article I came across from the Barrie Examiner from August, 1934.  I hope you enjoy it. …

Evaluating the Blue Jays 2015 Draft

By 2015, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos and Amateur Scouting Director Brian Parker had perfected a series of strategies from previous drafts:  look for long, lean, athletic Pitchers, roll the dice with high risk/high reward types, players from non-traditional markets, and don't be afraid to load up on college seniors in the middle rounds and …

How Prairie Grain, A Big League Manager, and a Hall of Famer All Came to be Connected in a Small Ontario Town

We're stepping outside of the usual MiLB lines for the next few days (or weeks) to bring you some of our favourite baseball stories. As some of you might know, I have been deeply immersed in an amateur baseball research project from almost a century ago.  Hopefully, it will see the light of day somewhere …

Blue Jays Prospects Try to Make the Best of Things

  Classic rock and yard work. This is what normal home owners do on the weekend right? — Brandon Bishoff (@TieGoes2Runner) March 15, 2020 For baseball players (as well as scouts, like Bishoff, who covers Florida for the Blue Jays), there is a rhythm to the calendar year.  From late February to September or October, …

The Top 50 Prospects in the 2020 MLB Draft

SS Austin Martin (Vanderbilt) True utility prospect that can play two premium positions, both at a capable level - with an elite hit tool that has a long track record of success. Has played centerfield for Vanderbilt of late while showing off a near plus-arm and great instincts at a position he hasn’t had the …

Blue Jays Send 10 to Minor League Camp

As spring training reached the half way point, the Blue Jays began the process of winnowing down the number of players in their MLB camp by sending ten players to minor league camp. 40-man roster RHP 's Patrick Murphy, TJ Zeuch, Elvis Luciano, Julian Merryweather, Hector Perez, and Thomas Hatch were optioned.  Non-roster invitees C …

The Fifth Overall Pick, Mid-Round Prospects, the Biggest Risers, and More

Leading Fifth Overall Candidates RHP Emerson Hancock (Georgia) - In midst of Lacy’s rise, Hancock has been floating around as the no. 2 pitcher in the draft amongst draft rooms. Pitchers are volatile, so Gonzales, Torkelson, and Martin’s continued dominance and lack of risk are making the Hancock to Toronto rumblings more than just a …