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Draft week is finally here! We’ll have a ton of coverage for you here at Jays Centre. Here are a few important details to get you oriented to our coverage.

The Blue Jays finished the 2024 season with the seventh-worst record in MLB. They were victims of some poor draft lottery luck, falling to the eighth spot in the first round. This might not seem impactful, but that’s a loss of around $336,300. That matters when you have limited financial and pick flexibility. The Jays will have the 20th-largest bonus pool overall, at $10,314,600.

The Blue Jays' top 100 picks and slot values are as follows:

  • Slot value for pick 8: $6,813,600
  • Slot value for pick 81: $993,900

The Blue Jays forfeited their second-round pick for signing Anthony Santander, who received a qualifying offer from the Orioles. Their financial and pick inflexibility puts the Jays in a challenging position ahead of a draft class shaping up to be uncertain in terms of top-tier talent, but with plenty of depth through around 75 picks, with prep bats a demographic of strength.

You can find our MLB Draft board here.

This is a project I’ve been working on since February. The rankings are consensus rankings, taken from leveraging all of the major draft boards in the industry. The goal is to eliminate some of the noise in rankings for casual fans looking to get more interested and get to know the class better. You’ll find a Blue Jays logo next to their pick positions in each round, to give you an idea of the caliber of talent available in a particular portion of the draft.

By Sunday, you’ll find a write-up for 136 player profiles with biographical information, scouting reports, 2025 performance for college players, and potential fits. The board will be updated every day or so until day one.

Additionally, we’ll be live-streaming an episode of Destination: The Show throughout the entirety of day one. We’ll get started at 5:30 ET/4:30 CT. We’ll bring you information on all day one picks, live reactions, and team-specific special guests. We hope you’ll join us.


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