The Blue Jays have now signed three of their five draft picks as pitchers C.J. Van Eyk and Trent Palmer along with outfielder Zach Britton have agreed to deals. First-round pick Austin Martin and fourth-round pick Nick Frasso have yet to sign.
With the shortest draft in MLB history wrapped up, teams are now able to sign any non-drafted player as a free agent, though the maximum signing bonus is restricted to just $20,000. The Blue Jays kicked off their non-drafted free agent frenzy by adding two college position players to their system.
The 2020 draft already looked like a slam dunk for the Blue Jays as Austin Martin, arguably the best all-around player available, fell into their lap with the fifth-overall pick.
Thanks to the Baltimore Orioles going completely off the board with the second-overall pick, the Blue Jays were gifted Austin Martin, who some view as the best overall player in the draft. Let’s get the hype train rolling.
Well, that went better than expected! With the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, the Blue Jays selected Austin Martin, a multi-position player from Vanderbilt.
Major League Baseball’s miniature five-round draft is right around the corner, which is great because it means there’ll be actual things to talk about beyond whether or not we’ll ever actually be able to watch baseball again.
Last week, Ben Nicholson-Smith reported that the Blue Jays would be among the many teams across Major League Baseball to release an exodus on minor league players. Given the inevitability that there won’t be a minor league season this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are cutting as many as 50 players in order…
Finally, some good news. It appears as though the owners have caved in their desire to squeeze money out of the players, meaning we could be nearing an agreement for some kind of 2020 season to get started.
The big news around baseball over the past week has been the exodus of minor league baseball players as hundreds of players around the league have been released.
Since MLB’s revenue-sharing plan was shot down, the league has since countered with a brand-new proposal that would see the highest-paid players take massive pay cuts to compensate for the inevitable lost revenues of a shortened 2020 season without fans in stadiums.
The Blue Jays own the No. 5 overall pick in the draft this year, giving them their highest pick since all the way back in 1997 when they selected Vernon Wells with the fifth pick.
