Over the last month Stewart has made 6 starts, and gone into the 6th in each of them - 35.2ip 29h 13r 2hr 12bb 29k 3.28era 1.15whip. I often leave Stewart out when discussing the future of the rotation, but it can only help as future trade bait to have as many guys as possible at AA/AAA that appear capable of handling a starter's load effectively. He must have an innings limit in 2010 after throwing 105 last year, so I wonder if the team would consider calling him up as a relief pitcher after another 10 starts or so as we approach late August.

Loewen is really making his case to be added to the 40 and become the Jays 4th OF in 2011. There are going to be a lot of happy Canadians if he succeeds and shows anything near what Ankiel was able to do when he first arrived as a hitter.

John Lott from the National Post was in Erie this weekend, as was I, and he has filed his first story.  It is about Kyle Drabek.   John was working on three stories.  I think a second one will cover the Canadian angle and the third might be on Collins and Magnuson although I am not 100% sure on that one.

I interviewed Luis Rivera, pitching coach Tom Signore, and Brian Jeroloman.  Look for those and my scouting report later this week.  Video to follow next week.

Article on Kellen Sweeney being drafted. 

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100608/SPORTS08/100608017/-1/BUSINESS04/

“I had to wake up a little bit, but it didn’t take too long. My sister told me, ‘You got drafted.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, OK.’ She said, ‘Don’t you even want to know by who?’ She said Toronto and I said ‘Sweet!’”

Now, Sweeney will have to decide between signing a pro contract or going to the University of San Diego, where he has accepted a scholarship.

He said he doesn’t know in which direction he will go.

“We have to negotiate the contract,” he said. “I’ll have to wait and see what happens there.”

After reading Mike Greens' post, let me just go on record as saying how much I like the Jays draft - even the Deck

McGuire pick which I initially was melancholy about, I understand in context to all the projectable young Talent

drafted - I like this draft better than any of JP's draft ( I know that the new regime is doing an excellent job of

resuscitating the high school crop of 2007 - which could become a very good draft) and depending on how the

signing period goes, 2010 has a chance to be the best Jays draft ever.

I know that the new regime is doing an excellent job of resuscitating the high school crop of 2007 - which could become a very good draft

That's hilarious. So even if Ahrens, Jackson, and/or Eiland turn into something, it will be because of AA's regime saving JP's draft...the man simply cannot win.

I'm going to go out on the limb and say that the vast majority of the Jays' picks in the first 5 rounds will be failures.  Never mind the later picks.  That's without actually having seen any of the players throw a pitch or hit a ball.  In fact, I'll predict the same thing for the 2011 draft in advance.  Just call me Carnac the Magnificent.