2016 MLB draft thread.

[Krylian]

If Cal Quantrill's last name was Jones there wouldn't be half the love there is for him in Toronto-land.

[THANOS]

Cal Quantrill sounds like another Jon Harris type. Is that accurate?

[WONDERBAT]

If Cal Quantrill's last name was Jones there wouldn't be half the love there is for him in Toronto-land.

 

Not really bloodlines rarely mean anything anymore. Cal Quantrill has good stuff and was projected to go even higher if it weren't for TJS, he reminds me a lot of Jeff Hoffman who we took at 9.

[Captain Adama]

If Cal Quantrill's last name was Jones there wouldn't be half the love there is for him in Toronto-land.

 

No, because unlike Jones, Quantrill is actually really good.

[Boxcar]

Aren't they just saying he's fringe defensively in CF and would be better suited in RF?

 

Who knows? They could have just written that. At face value, it looks like they are saying "he COULD play CF, but he would be better in a corner." which, duh BA you idiots, would apply to Kevin Kiermaier as well.

[metafour]

Keith Law's third mock draft, released today:

 

 

21. Toronto Blue Jays

Kyle Muller, LHP

Jesuit College Prep (Dallas)

 

I don't know that Muller stops here per se, but I have heard the Blue Jays on a bunch of higher-ceiling high school guys.

[Krylian]

No, because unlike Jones, Quantrill is actually really good.

 

I don't deny that he's good, but I think the name Quantrill (ex-Jay/Canadian) does add even more to the appeal.

[Krylian]

Not 2016 Draft, but tragedy strikes...

 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/15924604/vanderbilt-commodores-pitcher-donny-everett-dies-drowning-accident

[Cyborg]

Cal Quantrill sounds like another Jon Harris type. Is that accurate?

No. Much higher ceiling than Harris.

[fatcowxlive]

Hows the crop of players compared to recent years? We have a bottom 3 pick and no comp picks, do you guys think we'd land someone intriguing?

[Cyborg]

Hows the crop of players compared to recent years? We have a bottom 3 pick and no comp picks, do you guys think we'd land someone intriguing?

Bottom 3 = 21. Saying bottom 3 is misleading. Crop at top is kinda meh compared to last year but still some intriguing guys. Of course we'll land someone intriguing. I'm hoping for Quantrill, Wentz, Whitley, Sheffield, Craig, or Thaiss.

[metafour]

Keith Law's third mock draft, released today:

 

Law also mentioned that we were heavy on HS SS Gavin Lux from Wisconsin. He has him going #26 to the White Sox. The Dodgers are supposedly on him as well.

[Frag]

Sounds like either Puk or Groome will be the 1st overall pick.

[Daniel Labude]

Sounds like either Puk or Groome will be the 1st overall pick.

 

I think it will be Puk.

[GD]

Bottom 3 = 21. Saying bottom 3 is misleading. Crop at top is kinda meh compared to last year but still some intriguing guys. Of course we'll land someone intriguing. I'm hoping for Quantrill, Wentz, Whitley, Sheffield, Craig, or Thaiss.

 

no Nolan Jones love

[Pendleton]

Burdi is interesting if he truly can help the back end of an MLB bullpen right away.

 

On the other hand, with a farm system this slim can you justify using a first round pick on a reliever?

[Daniel Labude]

Burdi is interesting if he truly can help the back end of an MLB bullpen right away.

 

On the other hand, with a farm system this slim can you justify using a first round pick on a reliever?

 

If it means that possibly we have the ability to move Osuna back to a starter in the following seasons...yes

[Cyborg]

Burdi is interesting if he truly can help the back end of an MLB bullpen right away.

 

On the other hand, with a farm system this slim can you justify using a first round pick on a reliever?

 

Dude throws 101 with a wipeout slider.

[Cyborg]

Sounds like either Puk or Groome will be the 1st overall pick.

 

Heard Moniak is also a possibility.

[Cyborg]

Delvin Perez failed a drug test and may slip.

[L54]

Smoking weed = character issues

[Krylian]

Smoking weed = character issues

 

Shows immaturity.

[P2F]

Smoking weed = character issues

 

Yeah, he's virtually a full-blown criminal.

[Cyborg]

Doesnt sound like it is weed though.

[John_Havok]

If it means that possibly we have the ability to move Osuna back to a starter in the following seasons...yes

 

I'm not sure if that's feasible anymore. After 2 full seasons of pen work, he'd take probably 3 seasons to even get up 200 inning capability. Do we want a roster spot going to a guy who might only throw 120 inning next year as a starter, then maybe 160 the next and maybe 200 in 2019? By that time he's only got 1 year left of control unless they pll some wizardry by using an option next year and starting him in Buffalo long enough to avoid super 2 status and possibly squeeze another year of control out of him.

 

But if they do that, then you're only talking about maybe seeing him throw 40 or 50 of his total innings with the big club in 2017 and the rest in Buffalo. That's not a great scenario

[TheHurl]

The college bats appear to be pretty gross. I like the look of Craig tbh. Sheffield too, if he makes it to our pick.

 

Best bat in the draft won't go in the first round. Well I like Lewis a lot too, so maybe second best bat.

[King]

Doesnt sound like it is weed though.

 

PEDs!

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/perez-shelby-fail-mlsb-drug-tests-2/#JvTMEfWJKE0RAbkC.97

 

Perez failed the test for an undisclosed performance enhancer, according to sources. Perez has been linked to teams throughout the first 10 picks, as high as Cincinnati at No. 2 and also including the Brewers at No. 5, the Marlins at No. 7 and the White Sox at No. 10. A positive test does not affect a player’s eligibility to be selected.

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/perez-shelby-fail-mlsb-drug-tests-2/#ueHKMihOQm8s4gHk.99

[Krylian]

Yeah, he's virtually a full-blown criminal.

 

Agreed. He's scum.

[jays4life19]

Org report from the recent BA magazine....which tells us....nothing new. lol.

 

 

 

Blue Jays Tweak Their Process

 

TORONTO The Blue Jays are looking to meld the old with the new in their first draft under general manager Ross Atkins, and things are clearly going to be different for scouting director Brian Parker.

 

New club president and CEO Mark Shapiro, assistant GM Tony LaCava, director of baseball operations Mike Murov and farm director Gil Kim are all contributing to the process, while the club’s new high-performance department is also taking part.

 

To ensure all the new parts integrate smoothly on draft day, the Blue Jays recently ran a six-round mock draft to develop their board and identify gaps in information, but also, as Atkins puts it, “to learn one another, our styles and what we’re accustomed to, what we’re not accustomed to.”

 

“What we’re trying to do is maximize what was good by . . . trying to use all our resources,” he added.

 

The draft will be important for the Blue Jays, given the way former GM Alex Anthopoulos thinned the system during last summer’s trade deadline shopping spree and their spending in Latin America capped after blowing their bonus pool last year to sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for $3.9 million.

 

Parker will have the 21st, 57th and 66th picks. With a bonus pool of $6,603,300—which ranks 20th—the Blue Jays can shift some money around should someone unexpectedly drop, a strategy they’ve employed in the past.

 

“If there are opportunities to maximize every single dollar you have,” Atkins said, “(there is) no question that we will be looking to do that.”

 

JAYS CHATTER

 

Over the past six years, the Blue Jays have focused on high school pitchers and premium position players in the early rounds of the draft, using their eight first-rounders on six pitchers, a center fielder and a catcher. Atkins was guarded about his philosophy. “Really, we try to value what history tells us, and try to connect the dots backward to determine what has worked in the past, what has been indicative of future success and how do we create the most value in this draft,” he said. “So it’s not position-specific, it’s not need-specific—it’s (about) value and based on history.”

 

After three shoulder surgeries, 2014 first-round catcher Max Pentecost was activated from the disabled list on May 12 and returned to action at low Class A Lansing. He is limited to DH while he continues his throwing program.

[WONDERBAT]

Thoughts on Joe Rizzo? He doesn't really have a position yet and no projection on his body but he has a really nice swing.

 

Also a big fan of Nick Solak.