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Atlanta Braves: what to expect from the 2018 MLB Draft

By Alan Carpenter

Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Pitcher Brady Singer #51 of the Florida Gators delivers a pitch against the LSU Tigers in the first inning during game one of the College World Series Championship Series on June 26, 2017 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Pitcher Brady Singer #51 of the Florida Gators delivers a pitch against the LSU Tigers in the first inning during game one of the College World Series Championship Series on June 26, 2017 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 28: Joe Musgrove #59 of the Houston Astros looks on during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 28: Joe Musgrove #59 of the Houston Astros looks on during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Blue Jays’ drafting – 5 rounds from 6 years: 2010-2015

Alex Anthopoulos became the Blue Jays’ GM after the 2009 season, and lasting through the 2015 season.  He was Toronto’s Assistant GM for 3 years before that, but while he was operating in an advisory role, he would have be fully ‘up to speed’ for the time in which he got the main job.  Thus these are the drafts he was fully responsible for.

The other observation here is the number of compensatory picks that Toronto enjoyed for multiple years.  Obviously, this helped them tremendously, but you also have to draft well to take advantage of the benefit.

Round numbers begin each draft line; the ‘+’ sign indicates compensatory picks.

2010

1 Deck McGuire RHP/Ga Tech (11th overall)
2+ Aaron Sanchez RHP/HS
2+ Noah Syndergaard RHP/HS
2+ Asher Wojciechowski RHP/Citidal
2 Griffin Murphy LHP/HS
2+ Kellen Sweeney SS
2 Justin Nicoline LHP/HS
3 Chris Hawkins SS/HS (N Gwinnett)
4 Sam Dyson RHP/SC
5 Dickie Thon Jr SS/Puerto Rico
16 Dalton Pompey OF/Canada
18 Kris Bryant 3B/SDiego  (did not sign)

2011

1 Tyler Beede RHP/Vandy (21st overall)
1+ Jacob Anderson OF/HS
1+ Joe Musgrove RHP/HS
1+ Dwight Smith OF/HS
1+ Kevin Comer RHP/HS
2 Daniel Norris LHP/HS
2 Jeremy Gabryszwski RHP/HS
3 John Stilson RHP/TX A&M
4 Tom Robson RHP/Canada
5 Andrew Chin LHP/HS

2012

1 D.J. Davis OF/Oregon ST (17th overall)
1+ Marcus Stroman RHP/Duke
1+ Matt Smoral LHP/HS
1+ Mitch Nay 3B/HS
1+ Tyler Gonzalez RHP/HS
2 Chase DeJong RHP/HS
3 Anthony Alford OF/HS
4 Tucker Donahue RHP/Stetson
5 Brad Delatte LHP/Nicholls St

2013

1 Phil Bickford RHP/S Nevada (10th overall)
2 Clinton Hollon RHP/HS
3 Patrick Murphy RHP/HS
4 Evan Smith LHP/HS
5 Daniel Lietz LHP/Comm Coll

2014

1 Jeff Hoffman RHP/E Carolina (9th overall)
1+ Max Pentecost C/Kennesaw St (11th)
2 Sean Reid-Foley RHP
3 Nick Wells LHP
4 Matt Morgan C
5 Lane Thomas RF
> Took C Drew Lugbauer in 21st round; did not sign.

2015

1 Jon Harris RHP/Missouri St (29 overall; did not sign)
2 Brady Singer RHP/HS
3 Justin Maese RHP/HS
4 Carl Wise 3B/Coll of Charleston
5 Jose Espada RHP/Puerto Rico-HS

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