The Blue Jays selected their first pitcher of the day.

With the 89th overall pick, the Blue Jays selected Oklahoma State’s Juaron Watts-Brown.
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The Blue Jays select Juaron Watts-Brown with the 89th overall pick! <a href="https://t.co/BM6faCrXDN">pic.twitter.com/BM6faCrXDN</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1678469382110846988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher is insanely athletic, having played baseball, football, and basketball in high school. He also played on the gridiron in college, leading to a shoulder injury which made him miss the 2021 baseball season.
In terms of his stats, he had a 5.03 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched, appearing in 17 games and starting 15 of them. Moreover, he had a 33 K% and a 12.8 BB%.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔫&#8217;
Big 12 K 👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/JuaronWatts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JuaronWatts</a> was 💪 again today to get his 3rd W
6 1/3 IP 
13 Ks 
4 H 
2 R<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OurStandard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OurStandard</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoPokes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoPokes</a> <a href="https://t.co/qFPPAV6mXJ">pic.twitter.com/qFPPAV6mXJ</a>
— OSU Cowboy Baseball (@OSUBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/OSUBaseball/status/1640093501802291203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
His best pitch is his 83-86 mph slider which misses plenty of bats, he also sits in the low 90s with his fastball that has touched 96 mph. Furthermore, he has a low-80s curveball and a mid-80s changeup.
He ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 67th best draft prospect and Baseball America’s 46th best draft prospect. Below are his grades according to each publication.
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Baseball America grades:</td>
<td>MLB Pipeline grades:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fastball</td>
<td style="text-align: center">55</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Slider</td>
<td style="text-align: center">60</td>
<td style="text-align: center">60</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Curveball</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
<td style="text-align: center">55</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Changeup</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Control</td>
<td style="text-align: center">45</td>
<td style="text-align: center">45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Overall</td>
<td style="text-align: center">N/A</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The Blue Jays still have seven picks remaining, and we’ll be covering each of those picks on day two of the draft, before moving to a live blog format on day three of the draft.
It’ll be long but fun day, so buckle up!
<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>
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The Blue Jays selected their first pitcher of the day.



With the 89th overall pick, the Blue Jays selected Oklahoma State’s Juaron Watts-Brown.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
The Blue Jays select Juaron Watts-Brown with the 89th overall pick! <a href="https://t.co/BM6faCrXDN">pic.twitter.com/BM6faCrXDN</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1678469382110846988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher is insanely athletic, having played baseball, football, and basketball in high school. He also played on the gridiron in college, leading to a shoulder injury which made him miss the 2021 baseball season.

In terms of his stats, he had a 5.03 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched, appearing in 17 games and starting 15 of them. Moreover, he had a 33 K% and a 12.8 BB%.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔫'
Big 12 K 👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/JuaronWatts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JuaronWatts</a> was 💪 again today to get his 3rd W

6 1/3 IP
13 Ks
4 H
2 R<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OurStandard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OurStandard</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoPokes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoPokes</a> <a href="https://t.co/qFPPAV6mXJ">pic.twitter.com/qFPPAV6mXJ</a>

— OSU Cowboy Baseball (@OSUBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/OSUBaseball/status/1640093501802291203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
His best pitch is his 83-86 mph slider which misses plenty of bats, he also sits in the low 90s with his fastball that has touched 96 mph. Furthermore, he has a low-80s curveball and a mid-80s changeup.

He ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 67th best draft prospect and Baseball America’s 46th best draft prospect. Below are his grades according to each publication.
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Baseball America grades:</td>
<td>MLB Pipeline grades:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fastball</td>
<td style="text-align: center">55</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Slider</td>
<td style="text-align: center">60</td>
<td style="text-align: center">60</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Curveball</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
<td style="text-align: center">55</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Changeup</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Control</td>
<td style="text-align: center">45</td>
<td style="text-align: center">45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Overall</td>
<td style="text-align: center">N/A</td>
<td style="text-align: center">50</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The Blue Jays still have seven picks remaining, and we’ll be covering each of those picks on day two of the draft, before moving to a live blog format on day three of the draft.

It’ll be long but fun day, so buckle up!
<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>

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