The Blue Jays have just picked their third reliever.

With the 454th overall pick, the Blue Jays selected Kelena Sauer, a reliever who pitched with San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference.
Last season, he posted a 4.22 ERA in 32 innings pitched, along with a 25.9 K% and a 7.9 BB%, a pretty good split there. For his career, he posted a 4.70 ERA, along with 23.6 K% and a 11.8 BB%. so he improved his numbers drastically during his junior year.
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Here&#8217;s Kelena Sauer nailing down his first save of the year with this strikeout, preserving the Aztecs&#8217; 3-2 victory over Hawai&#8217;i on Monday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoAztecs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoAztecs</a> <a href="https://t.co/jruXPVct5O">pic.twitter.com/jruXPVct5O</a>
— San Diego State Baseball (@AztecBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/AztecBaseball/status/1630440966061543424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
As for his pitch-mix, I’m not too sure. Per his Perfect Game profile, he threw a 91 mph fastball. It also looks like he has an off-speed pitch with has drop, although I’m not sure if it’s a changeup, slider, or curveball.
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Kelena Sauer strikes out the final batter to complete the sweep. Aztecs beat SJSU 8-3 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDSUBaseball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDSUBaseball</a> <a href="https://t.co/RnGjZcA37h">pic.twitter.com/RnGjZcA37h</a>
— East Village Times (@EVT_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/EVT_News/status/1391527347757543428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
Still, he looks to be an intriguing prospect!
<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>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-274th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-sam-shaw">With the 274th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Sam Shaw</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-304th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-selected-josh-mollerus">With the 304th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Josh Mollerus</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-334th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-grant-rogers?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">With the 334th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Grant Rogers</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-364th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-chay-yeager">With the 364th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Chay Yeager</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-394th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-brennan-orf">With the 394th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Brennan Orf</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-424th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-joe-vogatsky">With the 424th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Joe Vogatsky</a>
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The Blue Jays have just picked their third reliever.



With the 454th overall pick, the Blue Jays selected Kelena Sauer, a reliever who pitched with San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference.

Last season, he posted a 4.22 ERA in 32 innings pitched, along with a 25.9 K% and a 7.9 BB%, a pretty good split there. For his career, he posted a 4.70 ERA, along with 23.6 K% and a 11.8 BB%. so he improved his numbers drastically during his junior year.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Here's Kelena Sauer nailing down his first save of the year with this strikeout, preserving the Aztecs' 3-2 victory over Hawai'i on Monday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoAztecs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoAztecs</a> <a href="https://t.co/jruXPVct5O">pic.twitter.com/jruXPVct5O</a>
— San Diego State Baseball (@AztecBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/AztecBaseball/status/1630440966061543424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
As for his pitch-mix, I’m not too sure. Per his Perfect Game profile, he threw a 91 mph fastball. It also looks like he has an off-speed pitch with has drop, although I’m not sure if it’s a changeup, slider, or curveball.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Kelena Sauer strikes out the final batter to complete the sweep. Aztecs beat SJSU 8-3 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDSUBaseball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDSUBaseball</a> <a href="https://t.co/RnGjZcA37h">pic.twitter.com/RnGjZcA37h</a>
— East Village Times (@EVT_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/EVT_News/status/1391527347757543428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
Still, he looks to be an intriguing prospect!
<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>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-274th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-sam-shaw">With the 274th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Sam Shaw</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-304th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-selected-josh-mollerus">With the 304th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Josh Mollerus</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-334th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-grant-rogers?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">With the 334th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Grant Rogers</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-364th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-chay-yeager">With the 364th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Chay Yeager</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-394th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-brennan-orf">With the 394th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Brennan Orf</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-424th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-joe-vogatsky">With the 424th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Joe Vogatsky</a>

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With the 454th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Kelena Sauer

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