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Round 26 – Pick #792
RHP – Ben Anderson – Shenendehowa HS
Ben is the twin brother of 2016 3rd overall pick Ian Anderson, who went to the Braves. Ben doesn’t quite have the same velocity as his twin, but Baseball America’s Hudson Belinsky describes the 6 foot 4, 175 pound pitcher as having a, “mid to upper 80s fastball, and a projectable build.”
Round 27 – Pick #822
C – Ryan Gold – Carolina Forest HS
Round 28 – Pick #852
OF – Blake Ebo – Trenton Catholic Academy
Round 29 – Pick #882
RHP – Andrew Deramo – University of Central Florida
Round 30 – Pick #912
LHP – Josh Fishman – Union College
Round 31 – Pick #942
CF – Marcus Still – Scottsdale Community College
Round 32 – Pick #972
1B – David Jacob – Quincy University
Round 33 – Pick #1002
RHP – Brayden Bouchey – University of Louisiana Monroe
Round 34 – Pick #1032
C – Shea Langeliers – Keller HS
Round 35 – Pick #1062
RHP – Jared Carkuff – Austin Peay State University
Jared is the second Blue Jays draftee from Austin Peay; Ridge Smith was the first such draftee with pick 372 in the 12th round.
Round 36 – Pick #1092
C – Dustin Skelton – Magnolia Heights HS
Round 37 – Pick #1222
LHP – Luke Gillingham – Navy
At Navy, Gillingham was named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Year in back to back seasons.
Round 38 – Pick #1252
LHP – Alex Segal – Chaparral HS
Round 39 – Pick #1282
CF – Chavez Young – Faith Baptist Christian Academy
Round 40 – Pick #1212
RHP – Carter Loewen – Yale Secondary School
Despite not being related to Canadian former first round pick Adam Loewen, Carter is a good Canadian baseball prospect hailing from Abbotsford, BC. Here’s what Perfect Game had to say about him, via Bob Elliot at the Canadian Baseball Network:
“Loewen has an outstanding 6-4/205 build with lots of projection. He topped out at 85 mph on the mound and there is plenty more in his arm. He also showed big gap to gap power from the right side at the plate.”
“Loewen was impressive over a quick 2 inning outing, getting a pair of strikeouts and flashing high-end projection and ability. He worked 82-85 with his fastball, coming downhill with it hard and spotting it to both sides. Showed advanced feel for a two-plane slider at 68-71 as well. Highly projectable arm. He also contributed offensively with a pair of hard singles, showing quality bat to ball skills and a smooth stroke.”