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Draft 2023 MLB Draft - Day 3
The draft wraps up today with rounds 11-20 at Lumen Field in Seattle beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The draft can be seen on MLB Network and MLB.com. You can also follow the draft right here.

The Blue Jays have the 344th pick overall in the 11th round of the draft.

Round 11 - 334th overall. RHP Grant Rogers, McNeese State (LA). Bats Right, Throws Right. 6-foot-7, 230 pounds. Born May 22, 2001.


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Twitter Reaction

Taylor Blake Ward @TaylorBlakeWard 11-334. Blue Jays: Grant Rogers, RHP, McNeese St -- control-over-everything mass-frame college arm, low 90's FB w/ fringe/blw o/s, elite strike-throwing/mass build (6'7/230) give org starter outlook w/ dev to o/s dictating future upside

Round 12 - 364th overall. RHP Chay Yeager, Pasco Hernando CC (FL). Bats Both, Throws Right. 5-foot-11, 180 pounds. Born September 11, 2002.


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Round 13 - 394th overall. OF Brennan Orf, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL). Bats Left, Throws Right. 6-foot-4, 230 pounds. Born September 6, 2001.


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Twitter Reaction

Taylor Blake Ward @TaylorBlakeWard 13-394. Blue Jays: Brennan Orf, OF, Southern Illinois -- physical college corner w/ offensive upside, loose LH cut w/ strength behind ball and bat spd to tap into abv-avg pwr, highly disciplined approach w/ zone recognition, strong arm w/ athleticism for corner OF and 1B fallback

Matt Collier @reillocity Brennan Orf, 13-393 TOR AVG & ISO Ratings on Batted Balls didn't change too much vs '22 but underlying batted ball profile fundamentals improved to make sustaining production in pros more likely. Among best-eyed D1 LHB lost some K Avoid vs Oppo P. LF-able now, too.

Round 14 - 424th overall. RHP Joe Vogatsky, James Madison University (VA). Bats Right, Throws Right. 6-foot-0, 215 pounds. Born December 27, 2001.


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Twitter Reaction

Taylor Blake Ward @TaylorBlakeWard 14-424. Blue Jays: Joe Vogatsky, RHP, James Madison -- undersized college reliever, lively low/mid 90's FB, SL w/ sweep is bat misser and can alter into pwr CUT, firm CH, high-effort delivery w/ fringe command lean to multi-tooled relief outlook

Jimmy Jackson @JimmyJackson38 Worker, tough mindset, learner, great teammate, all the characteristics you want in a man! @Joe_vogatsky enters & the game is over!

Round 15 - 454th overall. RHP Kelena Sauer, San Diego State. Bats Right, Throws Right. 6-foot-3, 230 pounds. Born September 26, 2002.


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Taylor Blake Ward @TaylorBlakeWard 15-454. Blue Jays: Kelena Sauer, RHP, San Diego St -- low-slot college RP w/ closing track record, low 90's FB plays from low slot, SL w/ sweep flashes abv-avg, some feel for CH w/ fade, phys tapped while command limits RP only outlook (hails from big island on Volcano Rd/Hilo)

Round 16 - 484th overall. C Jackson Hornung, Skidmore College(NY). Bats Right, Throws Right. 6-foot-2, 215 pound. Born February 6, 2001.


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Round 17 - 514th overall. 1B Sam Kulasingam, Air Force (CO). Bats Both, Throws Right. 6-foot-2, 190 pounds. Born July 10, 2001.


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Round 18 - 544th overall. OF Chase Brunson, San Clemente HS (CA). Bats Right, Throws Right. 6-foot-3, 195 pounds. Born July 7, 2005..


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Round 19 - 574th overall. RHP Aaron Munson, Angelo St U (TX). Bats Left, Throws Right. 5-foot-10, 180 pounds. Born March 15, 2002.


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Round 20 - 604th overall. LHP Kai Peterson, Sierra JC (CA). Bats Left, Throws Left. 6-foot-1, 190 pounds. Born August 14, 2002.


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Posted by #2JBrumfield on Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 01:02 PM EDT.
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hypobole - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 03:17 PM EDT (#431564) #
I think Orf is the 3rd college OF drafted so far. Hopefully that's enough to move Roden up to AA. Zac Cook, Espino or both would be easy dumps if it were up to me.
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Marc Hulet - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 03:59 PM EDT (#431566) #
Cook was actually just released. He had been on the development list and wasn't active with the club.
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uglyone - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:13 PM EDT (#431568) #
Orf is mildly intriguing to me. meh on the rest today.
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bpoz - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:22 PM EDT (#431570) #
It is hard to get excited about today. KK round 31 in 2010. Danny Jansen round 16 2013. Russel Martin round 17 2002. K Pillar round 32 2011. Add these names to Graveman and C Mike P in LAD.
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hypobole - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:23 PM EDT (#431571) #
Thanks, Marc.
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John Northey - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:29 PM EDT (#431572) #
Day 3 is picks 11-20...and that is it for the draft now. Lets see what the Jays did in the past...
  • 11: Best ever was Willie Blair 2.6 WAR. Ugh. Just 11 of 45 ever reached, just 2 others with positive WAR. Biggest bonus was to Jake Brentz in 2013 at $700k
  • 12: Top 2 in WAR didn't sign (Doug Mientkiewicz & Tanner Houck), then comes Tim Mayza (3.3 from 2013), and Vinnie Chulk (1.3). Plus Nick Allgeyer & Jonathan Diaz and that's it.
  • 13: Again, best by a mile didn't sign (Ted Lilly), but Alex Gonzalez at 11.2 was a damn good find. 4 others made it too (Ryan Thompson at 3.5 the only over 1 guy)
  • 14: Brandon Lyon (6.3) and Jay Gibbons (5.5) were nice picks. 1 DNS also made it, and Carlos Diaz at 0.
  • 15: Ryan Noda is the best who signed (1.6 and growing for Oakland), Ryan Borucki, Drew Hutchison, Jonathan Davis, and near HOF'er Danny Ainge (OK NBA) drafted here too.
  • 16: Danny Jansen the best by a mile at 7.2, drops to Dalton Pompey at 0.5 then with 7 of 45 making it.
  • 17: Reed Johnson at 10.6 is a wow, 2 DNS over 0, and 2 did signs sub 0.
  • 18: Best here DNS sigh... (Kris Bryant 28.6 WAR), but Jon Berti (6.7) did, as did Ryan Roberts (5.8). 3 more reached.
  • 19: Bullpen round - Ryan Tepera (4.5), Bob File (1.4), Bob MacDonald (1.2) all made it, as did one DNS.
  • 20: 1989 the Jays did a 'WOW' in drafting Jeff Kent here (55.5), kind of blows the rest out of the water in Mark Hendrickson (4.2), Ben Weber (3.0), and Vinny Capra (0.1)
So few of the guys drafted today will make it. But it is time for some big swings imo - there could be a Jeff Kent, Ted Lilly, or Kris Bryant out there.
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John Northey - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:36 PM EDT (#431574) #
Round 7 was the last round the Jays drafted anyone who is ranked in the top 250. Still 10 of the top 100 on the board, but I'm guessing all have big contract demands. I'd be calling each to see if they'd consider signing for $125k (I think that is the limit before using up cap space) with assorted promises of course. Tanner Witt is 3 years into a 4 year program (RHP) so I'm a bit surprised he isn't taken as those guys tend to be signable. Cam Clayton at #150 is the next highest who isn't just finishing high school (2nd year college).

I figure teams are calling these guys to see if any are interested in starting a pro career, despite not being able to get a 7 figure bonus. A year of development time can be worth a lot more if you make it. I doubt any will sign but given how rare draft picks this late make it I'd give it a shot if I was the Jays.
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John Northey - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:38 PM EDT (#431575) #
Heh. Just as I was typing that Tanner Witt was drafted by the O's. Can't blame them one bit for rolling the dice. Lose the pick and it won't hurt but sign him and you could be laughing.
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bpoz - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 04:51 PM EDT (#431577) #
Tanner Witt was a favorite of mine. I would not have minded 1st round. Too bad we did not have a 2nd round pick worth $1.5mil or so.
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bpoz - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 05:04 PM EDT (#431578) #
We will add NDFA's later. For example Al Pesto signed June 3, 2023. FCL then promoted to NH. He is pitching ok, but no bb yet. He throws hard I believe. 27 years old in August.
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#2JBrumfield - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 05:04 PM EDT (#431579) #
Instant Draft Analysis - Brunson and Munson rhyme.

Interesting article about 17th-round pick Sam Kulasingam and the unlikelihood he will sign with Toronto.

https://gazette.com/sports/air-force-sports/air-force-baseball-likely-to-retain-star-sam-kulasingam-as-the-junior-goes-unselected-on/article_fdbcf6d4-1f6f-11ee-9fc8-d3119b271a5a.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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#2JBrumfield - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 05:09 PM EDT (#431580) #
The Jays selected Canadian hurler Jeremy Pilon in the 18th round in 2022. Tampa just picked him in the 18th round this year.
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mendocino - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 05:12 PM EDT (#431581) #
it is now up to $150k
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Gerry - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 05:26 PM EDT (#431584) #
Thanks #2 JB for all the write ups and photos.
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Mike Green - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 05:35 PM EDT (#431585) #
Aaron Judge and Thurman Munson equals Aaron Munson.  Strange that the Yankees didn't sign him. 
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#2JBrumfield - Tuesday, July 11 2023 @ 06:43 PM EDT (#431588) #
Here is a story on Sam Shaw who grew up a Blue Jays fan. There is no word on if he will sign or go to Xavier University instead.

https://www.vicnews.com/local-sports/pretty-pumped-victoria-baseball-player-drafted-by-toronto-blue-jays-661262
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mendocino - Wednesday, July 12 2023 @ 01:39 PM EDT (#431610) #
Blue Jays sign NDFA Nate LaRue, C Auburn Univ

https://twitter.com/AuburnBaseball/status/1679162694350565376
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