After the Jays’ first two picks last night, there’ll be more action today as we work through rounds four through twenty. The Jays have all their picks today, starting at #112 overall, so we’ll have a lot guys to immediately decide we’re disappointed in/tell everyone we always believed would be stars.
The reviews of the Jojo Parker pick seem pretty positive, with Baseball America picking him as one of their best player/team fits. Though, really, 30 teams need an infielder who can hit and hit for power.
There’s less on third rounder Jake Cook, but Keith Law describes him as “the type of guy the Dodgers take in the fourth round and a year from now he’s on the top 100 list”, which sounds just fine to me. It sounds like his swing will probably need to be reworked to get a little more power, but if he could go from not hitting at all for two years (he pitched his freshman and sophomore seasons) to a 6.7% strikeout rate in a decent college conference there’s clearly some raw ability there. He was also the fastest player at the combine and is described as a top tier athlete, so while it might be a slower burn than the typical 22 year old college draftee it seems like there’s a lot for the development team to work with.
I’ll update this post periodically as the next 17 picks come in.
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