Blue Jays Draft 2017

BP Toronto 2017 MLB Draft Central

Welcome to BP Toronto Draft Central. In this section you’ll find all of the great 2017 MLB Draft coverage provided by the BP Toronto team. As new content comes in, including reaction to the Blue Jays picks, it will filter into this spot, so make sure to check back regularly for updates! Blue Jays Draft Selections:  […]

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3 Things to Watch for Against the Rays

Written by Jenn Smith, Matt Gwin, and Mike Passador Time to Start Rolling After an abysmal start to the season, an 18-10 May that featured two five-game win streaks vaulted the Jays back into relevancy. Now, having gone 5-5 thus far in June, many see the upcoming soft schedule once again as the opportune time for […]

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MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select SS Kevin Smith with the 129th Pick

Toronto made three selections on day one of the draft, taking high floor middle-infielder Logan Warmouth, flame throwing right-handed pitcher Nate Pearson, and former Little League World Series star Hagen Danner, then drafting 99th pick, catcher Riley Adams, to start Day Two. With their fourth rounder and second pick on the day, the Blue Jays have […]

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MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select C Hagen Danner with the 61st Pick

The Blue Jays have made their third pick of 2017’s MLB Draft, selecting C Hagen Danner out of Huntington Beach (HS), California, with the 61st overall pick. The 18-year-old stands at 6’1″ and weighs 195 lbs. I like Hagen Danner, love he was announced as a catcher. He's athletic, tough, caught gold medal game for @USABaseball18U. Has toughness — John […]

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MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select SS Logan Warmoth with the 22nd Pick

The Blue Jays have made their first pick of 2017’s MLB Draft, selecting SS Logan Warmoth out of North Carolina with the 22nd overall pick. The 21-year-old stands at 6’0″ and weighs 190 lbs. Sources: #BlueJays taking Logan Warmoth, SS, North Carolina at 22. — Robert Murray (@RobertMurrayFRS) June 13, 2017 Warmoth was ranked as the 19th best prospect available […]

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How Great Were Alex Anthopoulos’ Drafts?

Yesterday, I took a look back at Blue Jays drafts held under the regimes of Gord Ash and J.P. Ricciardi, in an effort to look at what makes a good draft for the Jays. Unlike that piece, which focused on trying to evaluate the tenures of general managers who have been gone long enough to do some […]