Wells said Toronto is paying slot for the position he was selected. Wells declined to say the bonus amount he will receive, but MLB said the slot value for the No. 83 overall pick is $661,800.
Cobi Johnson is the son of former MLB reliever Dane Johnson (who’s also a roving minor league pitching instructor for the Blue Jays), Cobi is one of the more polished high school right-handers in this year’s draft class—though that probably shouldn’t come as a surprise given his bloodline.
I would be happy with Hoffman, Pentecost, Reid-Foley, Wells, Morgan, Thomas and 3 of Latz/Houck/Heidt/Papierski/Carpenter/Isaacs
Lugbauer, Pop, Weisenberg will not sign
The Blue Jays have announced the first signings of their 2014 draft class: prep catcher Matt Morgan (4th round) and Florida right-hander Justin Shafer (8th round). No terms were released, but the slot value (per Baseball America) for the two picks are $458K and $159.9K, respectively.