The 2012 first year player draft is tomorrow and Toronto picks 17th and 22nd overall. The Jays have five picks in the first 60.
Stanford right-hander Mark Appel and high-school outfielder Byron Buxton, who has the highest upside of any player in the draft, head this year’s draft class. However, there is a lot of intrigue in the draft, as usual, as high-school right-hander Lucas Giolito, who was strongly considered to be the favourite to be the first overall pick is injured and is a wildcard and it’s uncertain where he’ll be drafted. Behind Appel and Buxton, some of the most noticeable names include Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa, LSU right-hander Kevin Gausman, shortstop Deven Marrero, high-school lefty Max Fried and University of Florida catcher Mike Zunino. It is expected all those names, save maybe Giolito, will be off the board before Toronto’s first pick.
This is the thread for draft discussion, predictions and wishes in the lead-up to the first draft under the new CBA rules.
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