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ryan008 · 07-14-2009, 11:52 AM

2013 Major League Draft Preview

June 14th, 2013

The 2013 First Year Player Draft is here again and GM Ryan Stewart and the Jays Director of Scouting John Lalonde have been very busy pouring over scouting reports and video of the players availiable to be drafted this year. The Jays scouting and player development efforts have been paying dividends for the club over the last few seasons. Toronto currently has 6 players who were drafed by GM Ryan Stewart currently on their 25 man roster. SP James Ryan (1st Round, 2009), 1B Ken Phelps (1st Round, 2010), CL Frank Pena (10th Round, 2010), 1B Naozane Fukuda (5th Round 2009), SP Dan Oakes (3rd Round 2011) and 3B Mark Terry (1st Round 2011) are all making an impact with the Jays this year.

Baseball America recently released their yearly rankings of the top 10 players eligiable for the 2013 Draft and this year LF Enrique Gallindo a talented 5 tool outfielder from Pawnee Highschool headlines that list. This draft is very deep in talented hitting prospects as all 10 of the top 10 prospects are position players. The pitching crop, especially in the starting pitching category is very weak compared to other years.

In 2012 the Oakland Athletics finished with the worst record in all of Major League Baseball at 46-106 and earned the right to make the first overall pick in the draft. Oakland will be followed by Minnesota, the New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners will round out the top 5 picks. Toronto will once again have to wait until the 30th overall pick in the first round before making their first selection. Toronto will also make the 4th overall selection in the Supplemental 1st Round as compensation for the loss of CL Hong-Chih Kuo who signed as a free agent in the offseason with the San Francisco Giants.

2012 Baseball America Top 10 Ranked Players

1. LF Enrique Galiando (Pawnee Highschool, USHSBA)
2. CF Jorge Ramiro (University of Ohio, NCAA)
3. RF Ronald Williams (University of California, NCAA)
4. SS Scott Smith (University of Indiana, NCAA)
5. CF Rod Nix (Pepperdine, NCAA)
6. RF Angel Sanchez (Ohio State University, NCAA)
7. LF Manuel Nunes (University of Vermount, NCAA)
8. LF Rodger Vasqez (Bowling Green, NCAA)
9. 3B Lachlan Anslow (University of Hartford, NCAA)
10. CF Orion Ortiz (Texas Christian University, NCAA)

Toronto Blue Jays Draft Preview

The Jays will have to wait until the end of the first round to make their first selection this year and than they will pick twice in 5 selections as they hold their own 1st round pick at #30 overall and they have the 4th pick in the supplemental 1st round. The Jays minor league system is pretty well stocked with young talent and they currently have the 5th best minor league system in the Majors. GM Ryan Stewart's philsophy has been to take the best player availiable and it doesn't look like it will change this year "We try not to draft for a need as your needs are very dynamic and you don't know what is going to happen 3-5 years down the road when these kids are ready to make the jump to the majors. We may start to take some more highschool age kids that have higher ceilings but need that extra time to develop since we have a fairly stable young roster and there is some good talent in the higher levels of our minor league system"

Blue Jays 1st Round Picks

2009 - 1st Round 19th Overall
SP James Ryan
The 23 yearold Ryan started the season as the Jays #2 starter and has continued to put up good numbers. After a 17-1 rookie season he has come back and started the year with a 9-3 record with a 3.85 ERA. He is living up to his billing as a possible #1 starter and the only reason he isn't the Jays #1 starter right now is that job is taken by SP Roy Halladay.

2010 - 1st Round 11th Overall
3B Mark Terry
Terry started off the season in AAA Las Vegas and struggled to a .259 average with 3 HR and 19 RBIs and battled a number of injuries that limited him to only 75 games with the 51's. He did get a brief callup with the Jays and did not fare much better hitting .257 with 2 HR and 15 RBIs. He is 25 years old and is quickly losing his prospect status and is falling down the Jays organizational depth chart.

2010 - 1st Round 19th Overall
1B Ken Phelps
Phelps made his debut with the Jays this year and has been onfire hitting .356 with 12 HR and 38 RBIs. He is not looking out of place at the Major League Level and the speculation is that he will eventually take over first base and 1B Justin Smoak will be traded.

2011 - 1st Round 27th Overall
SP Robert Buchanen
Buchanen struggled a little in a hitters friendly league in AAA Las Vegas where he is 6-10 with a 4,03 ERA with 50 BB and 122 K's. He has very good talent and stuff and my scouts are telling me that he is ready for the majors right now. At the latest he will be a callup in September but should someone go down with an injury he is the next availiable arm on the depth chart.

2012 - 1st Round 30th Overall
2B Mal Pritchard
Pritchard struggled to a .162 batting average for the Gulf Coast Blue Jays in his first taste of professional baseball after being selected by the Jays in the first round in 2012. He was assigned to Auburn of the New York Penn League for 2012 which kicks off shortly. If his performance doesn't improve he will likely find himself back in the GCL for another season.

07-14-2009, 11:52 AM	#89
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,355	2013 Major League Draft Preview June 14th, 2013 The 2013 First Year Player Draft is here again and GM Ryan Stewart and the Jays Director of Scouting John Lalonde have been very busy pouring over scouting reports and video of the players availiable to be drafted this year. The Jays scouting and player development efforts have been paying dividends for the club over the last few seasons. Toronto currently has 6 players who were drafed by GM Ryan Stewart currently on their 25 man roster. SP James Ryan (1st Round, 2009), 1B Ken Phelps (1st Round, 2010), CL Frank Pena (10th Round, 2010), 1B Naozane Fukuda (5th Round 2009), SP Dan Oakes (3rd Round 2011) and 3B Mark Terry (1st Round 2011) are all making an impact with the Jays this year. Baseball America recently released their yearly rankings of the top 10 players eligiable for the 2013 Draft and this year LF Enrique Gallindo a talented 5 tool outfielder from Pawnee Highschool headlines that list. This draft is very deep in talented hitting prospects as all 10 of the top 10 prospects are position players. The pitching crop, especially in the starting pitching category is very weak compared to other years. In 2012 the Oakland Athletics finished with the worst record in all of Major League Baseball at 46-106 and earned the right to make the first overall pick in the draft. Oakland will be followed by Minnesota, the New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners will round out the top 5 picks. Toronto will once again have to wait until the 30th overall pick in the first round before making their first selection. Toronto will also make the 4th overall selection in the Supplemental 1st Round as compensation for the loss of CL Hong-Chih Kuo who signed as a free agent in the offseason with the San Francisco Giants. 2012 Baseball America Top 10 Ranked Players 1. LF Enrique Galiando (Pawnee Highschool, USHSBA) 2. CF Jorge Ramiro (University of Ohio, NCAA) 3. RF Ronald Williams (University of California, NCAA) 4. SS Scott Smith (University of Indiana, NCAA) 5. CF Rod Nix (Pepperdine, NCAA) 6. RF Angel Sanchez (Ohio State University, NCAA) 7. LF Manuel Nunes (University of Vermount, NCAA) 8. LF Rodger Vasqez (Bowling Green, NCAA) 9. 3B Lachlan Anslow (University of Hartford, NCAA) 10. CF Orion Ortiz (Texas Christian University, NCAA) Toronto Blue Jays Draft Preview The Jays will have to wait until the end of the first round to make their first selection this year and than they will pick twice in 5 selections as they hold their own 1st round pick at #30 overall and they have the 4th pick in the supplemental 1st round. The Jays minor league system is pretty well stocked with young talent and they currently have the 5th best minor league system in the Majors. GM Ryan Stewart's philsophy has been to take the best player availiable and it doesn't look like it will change this year "We try not to draft for a need as your needs are very dynamic and you don't know what is going to happen 3-5 years down the road when these kids are ready to make the jump to the majors. We may start to take some more highschool age kids that have higher ceilings but need that extra time to develop since we have a fairly stable young roster and there is some good talent in the higher levels of our minor league system" Blue Jays 1st Round Picks 2009 - 1st Round 19th Overall SP James Ryan The 23 yearold Ryan started the season as the Jays #2 starter and has continued to put up good numbers. After a 17-1 rookie season he has come back and started the year with a 9-3 record with a 3.85 ERA. He is living up to his billing as a possible #1 starter and the only reason he isn't the Jays #1 starter right now is that job is taken by SP Roy Halladay. 2010 - 1st Round 11th Overall 3B Mark Terry Terry started off the season in AAA Las Vegas and struggled to a .259 average with 3 HR and 19 RBIs and battled a number of injuries that limited him to only 75 games with the 51's. He did get a brief callup with the Jays and did not fare much better hitting .257 with 2 HR and 15 RBIs. He is 25 years old and is quickly losing his prospect status and is falling down the Jays organizational depth chart. 2010 - 1st Round 19th Overall 1B Ken Phelps Phelps made his debut with the Jays this year and has been onfire hitting .356 with 12 HR and 38 RBIs. He is not looking out of place at the Major League Level and the speculation is that he will eventually take over first base and 1B Justin Smoak will be traded. 2011 - 1st Round 27th Overall SP Robert Buchanen Buchanen struggled a little in a hitters friendly league in AAA Las Vegas where he is 6-10 with a 4,03 ERA with 50 BB and 122 K's. He has very good talent and stuff and my scouts are telling me that he is ready for the majors right now. At the latest he will be a callup in September but should someone go down with an injury he is the next availiable arm on the depth chart. 2012 - 1st Round 30th Overall 2B Mal Pritchard Pritchard struggled to a .162 batting average for the Gulf Coast Blue Jays in his first taste of professional baseball after being selected by the Jays in the first round in 2012. He was assigned to Auburn of the New York Penn League for 2012 which kicks off shortly. If his performance doesn't improve he will likely find himself back in the GCL for another season.