With the 12th pick the Blue Jays take SS/3B Jordan Groshans out of a Texas High School.
Kind of a reach here supposedly, although I'm not super savvy with the baseball draft. A couple highly touted pitching prospects fell from the top 5 down to the Jays and they passed as well, so some hard core Jays fans are not loving this haha.
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Though Magnolia (Texas) High has sent more than two dozen players to college programs, it never has had a player drafted before the 20th round. That should change in 2018, as the Bulldogs have a pair of top-two-rounds prospects in Groshans and right-hander Adam Kloffenstein. While Groshans doesn't have an obvious plus tool, he also doesn't have a glaring weakness. Groshans has a quick right-handed stroke and has a track record of catching up to and punishing quality fastballs on the showcase circuit. With his strength, balance and mature approach, he makes consistent hard line-drive contact. Once he fills out his rangy 6-foot-4 frame and adds some loft to his swing, he should have average or better power. An average runner out of the batter's box and quicker once he gets going, Groshans is athletic for his size but won't stay at shortstop after he leaves Magnolia. His solid arm will play anywhere in the infield, where he probably fits best at third base but may have a chance to stick up the middle at second, and he has the makeup to get the most out of his ability.
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