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Borucki rejoining the team.

Yeah, I agree, that was my first takeaway from his father's statements yesterday. Sounded like maybe 600K ish would be enough to sign him if the Jays could find that money throughout their pool somewhere. I don't know if his statements in this article are posturing though. Could be that he's genuinely warmed up to the idea of college ball. His dad's a delusional idiot that thinks Triple A-adjacent baseball is being treated like a king so he's probably selling him on that.

Tatis is featured in so many commercials and stuff because he had his breakout two years earlier than Vlad and Ohtani. He's an established star in the game. Ohtani is already surpassing his presence in MLB marketing materials and if Vladdy never does it will be because he plays for a Canadian team, not because he isn't fluent in English.

Adorable video of Baby Bo with an even more adorable comment from big brother Dante Jr.

Vladdy's a good dude. Held up an "I Stand Up For Trey Mancini" card during the Stand Up To Cancer ceremony.

Bichette's ovation was almost as big as the Rockies player.

Cash is the coach.

Look at all these future post-deadline Jays

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Baseball America paywall article attached to this tweet:

Hopefully the government is still open to talking about it and this isn't the final call. If it is then there definitely won't be baseball in Toronto until the pandemic is over. Edit: Looks like the Jays are still negotiating the conditions (again, if this Twitter user is to be believed):

This is the guy who broke the original July 30 proposal before anyone else so he clearly knows someone involved in the process. If this report is accurate, I can't imagine the MLB or the MLBPA agreeing to any proposal that involves leaving unvaccinated players at home.

This is hilariously candid. Did this idiot think that he was talking off the record or something? I've never seen someone so unnecessarily honest in the media before. Reads more like he was venting to a friend rather than giving statements to a news outlet.

Yup! I made a typo on that line but the total amount was still correct.

Justus Sheffield's Baseball Savant metrics are a sight to behold: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/justus-sheffield-656954?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb Is he the worst baseball player?

1st Rd: Gunnar Hoglund — Signed | Source 3rd Rd: Ricky Tiedemann — Signed | Source 4th Rd: Chad Dallas — Signed | Source 5th Rd: Irv Carter — Signed | Source 6th Rd: Hayden Juenger — Signed | Source 7th Rd: Jaden Rudd — Signed | Source 8th Rd: Hunter Gregory — Signed | Source 9th Rd: Conor Larkin — Signed | Source 10th Rd: Connor Cooke — Signed | Source 11th Rd: Trenton Wallace — Signed | Source 12th Rd: Riley Tirotta — Signed | Source 13th Rd: Matt Svanson — Signed | Source 15th Rd: Garrett Spain — Signed | Source 18th Rd: Jimmy Burnette — Signed | Source 19th Rd: Juan Gonzalez — Signed | Source UFA: Harry Rutkowski — Signed | Source UFA: Justin Kelly — Signed | Source

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Hell yeah, Blue Jays make the only ranked selection (so far) of the 20th round. #172, Luke Holman, a high school senior from Wilson HS. Luke Holman, RHP, Wilson (PA) AGE 18 | DOB 01/06/2003 | BATS R | THROWS R | HT 6' 4" | WT 190 | COMMITTED Alabama FASTBALL 55 | CURVEBALL 55 | CHANGEUP 45 | CONTROL 45 | OVERALL 40 Craig Holman spent eight years pitching in the Phillies’ farm system after being taken in the 22nd round of the 1991 Draft, but never made it to the big leagues. He’s hoping for better things from his son, Luke, who beat anaplastic large cell lymphoma as a child and was getting large crowds of scouts at his starts this spring. As part of a bumper crop of high school talent in Eastern Pennsylvania, scouts flocked to watch Holman while getting to double up by seeing outfielder Benny Montgomery or fellow right-hander Michael Morales. Holman has made the most of the attention, showing off his size, projection and stuff fairly consistently. The projectability is the main thing with a 6-foot-4 frame that should be able to add strength. That could mean more consistent velocity for a fastball in the 90-94 mph range, thrown with good spin rates. Holman also can really spin his breaking ball, a pitch he typically throws in the mid-70s that flashes plus at times. He can mix in a decent changeup occasionally as well. Holman’s athleticism on the mound is another asset that should help him repeat his delivery and throw strikes. A team that likes prep arms with some ceiling could take Holman early enough to keep him from heading to the University of Alabama.

The Angels really drafted 20 pitchers, lmao.

Lots of big players finally start coming off the board. #20 Will Taylor goes to the Rangers at 554. #43 Gage Jump goes to the Rockies at 550. #73 Eric Hammond goes to the Diamondbacks at 558. #128 Carter Holton goes to the Brewers at 567. #94 Braylon Bishop went to the Pirates earlier at 403.

Round 15 (452): Unranked 21 year old OF Garrett Spain out of Austin Peay (Tennessee). Round 16 (482): Unranked 17 year old RHP Micah Bucknam out of Mennonite Educational Institute (British Columbia).

Jays 14th rounder is another ranked player. Damiano Palmegiani, #245 on MLB.com. They drafted him previously in the 35th round in 2018. Damiano Palmegiani, 3B/OF, Canada Jr. Team AGE 21 | DOB 01/24/2000 | BATS R | THROWS R | HT 6' 1" | DRAFTED 2018, 35th (1046) - TOR | WT 195 | COMMITTED Arizona | TWITTER @damiano_p24 HIT 45 | POWER 50 | RUN 45 | ARM 50 | FIELD 45 | OVERALL 40 Born in Venezuela, but raised in British Columbia, Palmegiani was drafted in the 35th round of the 2018 Draft by the Blue Jays before heading to Cal State Northridge to begin his college career. He transferred to College of Southern Nevada last summer and was one of the best offensive performers at the junior college level, leading all Division I juco hitters with 26 homers and finishing with a 1.388 OPS. A right-handed hitter, Palmegiani has some serious now power, with the ability to drive the ball to all fields. Extremely physical, he has strong hands to generate good bat speed and shows solid bat to ball skills. While not a speedster, he is better underway and managed to steal 14 bases this spring. The biggest question surrounding Palmegiani is where he belongs defensively. He played third for Southern Nevada and has enough arm for the hot corner, but most scouts don’t think he can play there at the next level. He’s played a number of positions as an amateur, but left field seems to be the best fit, or perhaps first base, though it’s the bat teams will be interested in the most.

The Pirates just drafted a guy called Owen Sharts. Unfortunate name.

Blue Jays take Trenton Wallace in the 11th. Rank 237 on MLB.com. Trenton Wallace, LHP, Iowa AGE 22 | DOB 03/31/1999 | BATS L | THROWS L | HT 6' 1" | WT 200 FASTBALL 50 | CURVEBALL 45 | SLIDER 55 | CHANGEUP 45 | CONTROL 45 | OVERALL 40 The son of longtime Augustana (Ill.) baseball coach Greg Wallace, Trenton has been a two-way performer for Iowa for four seasons. A full-time pitcher and part-time outfielder, he moved into the Hawkeyes' weekend rotation for the first time this spring and became the first player in school history to win Big Ten Conference pitcher of the year accolades. He could be the highest Iowa pitcher drafted since Wes Obermueller was a second-rounder in 1999. Wallace has below-average fastball velocity, sitting at 89-91 mph and topping out at 93, but his heater works as an average offering because he creates deceptive angle with it. His best pitch is a low-80s slider that's effective against both left-handers and right-handers. He should use his slider more often in comparison to his mid-70s curveball, and he also has a low-80s changeup that lacks life and gets too firm at times. Wallace is athletic and has a delivery with little effort, yet he walks more batters than he should because he gets too fine with his pitches for his own good. The hope is that once he focuses solely on pitching, his velocity and control will tick up and he can become a back-of-the-rotation starter. His fallback will be to become a lefty reliever who relies on his fastball and slider.