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Originally Posted by Caged Great
A power hitting Catcher Riley Adams and another quality short stop in rounds 3/4. All 5 guys were rated in the top 100
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Quality SS is Kevin Smith. Bit of a faller... scouting report says that he can stick at short and has big power in his bat but that it comes with a lot of miss (he'll K a lot).
Adams also has a lot of power he's a big big boy so some aren't sure he'll be able to withstand the rigors of catching. By all reports he has a very good arm and is athletic so if he can't stick at C I wouldn't be surprised if he moved to a corner OF spot. I imagine they'll give him every opportunity to stick at C.
I figured they'd take a college catcher sometime today, Smith is a bit of a surprise... didn't think they'd take two NCAA ShortStops. Shaping up to be a college heavy draft by the Jays. I'd expect to see the remaining picks be mostly arms.
Edit: Humph... looks like they want to prove me wrong on the arms. Round 5: Cullen Large (Great name!), 2B, College of William and Mary.