Baseball America Special: They Just Love the Jays System!

Mat Germain — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:50:00 +0000

I have been an avid Baseball America reader since the year 2000, and doing so has helped me win many fantasy baseball leagues. It also helps keep me informed as to who else is out there and how the Jays stack up in comparison to other MLB teams. In all of those years, I have never come close to reading so much positive news about the Toronto Blue Jays system. There are some really interesting articles recently posted on the BA site. Here’s a run down of mostly free articles you can peruse and a quick synopsis of what they’re about: (more…)

Jays sign 53rd overall pick Dwight Smith Jr.

Jared Macdonald — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:37:38 +0000

Today marks the deadline to sign picks from the 2011 Draft like Tyler Beede, Daniel Norris and Kevin Comer, but news broke yesterday that the Jays agreed to terms with a different pick, sweet-swinging outfielder and supplemental round selection Dwight Smith Jr.

Smith Jr., a Georgia Tech commit that was drafted with the pick the Jays obtained for offering Miguel Olivo arbitration, was signed for $800k according to Jim Callis (via Twitter), about $125k over slot.

Here’s some of what I could find on Smith Jr. which includes some video (check out his high leg kick, look familiar?) For overall draft results, check Mat’s great 2011 Draft page here.

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Baseball America Special: They Just Love the Jays System!

Jays sign 53rd overall pick Dwight Smith Jr.