Remember when the Jays went off the board? Well, that didn’t last long.

With the 274th overall pick, the Jays selected Sam Shaw, a Canadian prep player. He doesn’t rank anywhere on MLB Pipeline’s, Baseball America’s, or Prospects Live’s top draft prospects lists.
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I actually watched Sam Shaw at the Canadian Futures Showcase in September. He was one of the best players there. Very interesting pick. <a href="https://t.co/621Zb7IMh5">pic.twitter.com/621Zb7IMh5</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1678517994257891331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
However, I did get an opportunity to see him play at the Canadian Futures Showcase that I attended in September 2022. This is what I had to say then:
<blockquote>“Shaw has a compact build with some remaining projectability. He has quick bat speed and ability to hit the ball in all parts of the zone. Shaw is a plus runner with good instincts on the bases. Defensively, he has soft hands and good range.”</blockquote>
On the MLB Pipeline panel, they noted that Shaw has good contact skills, but doesn’t have a lot of impact with the bat. However, ESPN’s Kiley Daniel, who ranked him as his 139th best draft prospect, noted that Shaw is a “Canadian-born masher with unclear defensive home, akin to Edouard Julien”.
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I saw the high school academies in a tourney last week and Canadian-born TNXL Academy IF Sam Shaw was arguably the best prospect there. He goes deep with this swing while I&#8217;m talking about dudes. <a href="https://t.co/XMPtJbmTRY">pic.twitter.com/XMPtJbmTRY</a>
— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) <a href="https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/1661050580117192705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
Although he impressed me at shortstop at the 2022 Canadian Futures Showcase, I’m not positive if he can play there as he continues to climb the professional ranks. I’m sure he’ll be given every opportunity to play at the premium position though.
We’ll see if he even signs, but if he does, we could be talking about a Top 30 prospect in a few seasons here.
<h2>The Blue Jays previous picks:</h2>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-20th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-arjun-nimmala">With the 20th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Arjun Nimmala</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-89th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-juaron-watts-brown">With the 89th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Juaron Watts-Brown</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-121st-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-landen-maroudis">With the 121st overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Landen Maroudis</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-157th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-connor-ohalloran">With the 157th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Connor O&#8217;Halloran</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-184th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-jace-bohrofen">With the 184th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Jace Bohrofen</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-214th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-nick-goodwin">With the 214th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Nick Goodwin</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-244th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-braden-barry">With the 244th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Braden Barry</a>
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Remember when the Jays went off the board? Well, that didn’t last long.



With the 274th overall pick, the Jays selected Sam Shaw, a Canadian prep player. He doesn’t rank anywhere on MLB Pipeline’s, Baseball America’s, or Prospects Live’s top draft prospects lists.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
I actually watched Sam Shaw at the Canadian Futures Showcase in September. He was one of the best players there. Very interesting pick. <a href="https://t.co/621Zb7IMh5">pic.twitter.com/621Zb7IMh5</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1678517994257891331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
However, I did get an opportunity to see him play at the Canadian Futures Showcase that I attended in September 2022. This is what I had to say then:
<blockquote>“Shaw has a compact build with some remaining projectability. He has quick bat speed and ability to hit the ball in all parts of the zone. Shaw is a plus runner with good instincts on the bases. Defensively, he has soft hands and good range.”</blockquote>
On the MLB Pipeline panel, they noted that Shaw has good contact skills, but doesn’t have a lot of impact with the bat. However, ESPN’s Kiley Daniel, who ranked him as his 139th best draft prospect, noted that Shaw is a “Canadian-born masher with unclear defensive home, akin to Edouard Julien”.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
I saw the high school academies in a tourney last week and Canadian-born TNXL Academy IF Sam Shaw was arguably the best prospect there. He goes deep with this swing while I'm talking about dudes. <a href="https://t.co/XMPtJbmTRY">pic.twitter.com/XMPtJbmTRY</a>
— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) <a href="https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/1661050580117192705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
Although he impressed me at shortstop at the 2022 Canadian Futures Showcase, I’m not positive if he can play there as he continues to climb the professional ranks. I’m sure he’ll be given every opportunity to play at the premium position though.

We’ll see if he even signs, but if he does, we could be talking about a Top 30 prospect in a few seasons here.
<h2>The Blue Jays previous picks:</h2>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-20th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-arjun-nimmala">With the 20th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Arjun Nimmala</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-89th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-juaron-watts-brown">With the 89th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Juaron Watts-Brown</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-121st-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-landen-maroudis">With the 121st overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Landen Maroudis</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-157th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-connor-ohalloran">With the 157th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Connor O'Halloran</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-184th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-jace-bohrofen">With the 184th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Jace Bohrofen</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-214th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-nick-goodwin">With the 214th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Nick Goodwin</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-244th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-braden-barry">With the 244th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Braden Barry</a>

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With the 274th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Sam Shaw

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