Jays Journal » Henry Owens http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Top 12 Jays Draft Targets, JJ Edition: #2 Henry Owens http://jaysjournal.com/2011/06/06/top-12-jays-draft-targets-jj-edition-2-henry-owens/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/06/06/top-12-jays-draft-targets-jj-edition-2-henry-owens/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:29:24 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=7967 This message will continue to be posted on each of the top 12 draft targets I will be listing daily until draft day: the players listed are not “the best” players in the draft, they are simply those that I believe could be around when the Jays draft, and that could wind up being selected [...]

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]]> This message will continue to be posted on each of the top 12 draft targets I will be listing daily until draft day: the players listed are not “the best” players in the draft, they are simply those that I believe could be around when the Jays draft, and that could wind up being selected by the Blue Birds when their turns come up. The list has 12 of the top targets and will be presented in reverse order (from least likely, to most likely). Yet another prep arm is next with…

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]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/06/06/top-12-jays-draft-targets-jj-edition-2-henry-owens/feed/ 1 Jays Journal: Early 2011 Jays Draft Preview, Pick #21 (Pitching) http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/27/jays-journal-early-2011-jays-draft-preview-pick-21-pitching/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/27/jays-journal-early-2011-jays-draft-preview-pick-21-pitching/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:06:24 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=5967 It’s much too early to hear about who is being scouted most often by the Jays or who they may or may not be “linked” to, but I thought that it would be interesting to look at some of the options the Jays may be closing in on at #21 overall. In no way, shape, [...]

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]]> It’s much too early to hear about who is being scouted most often by the Jays or who they may or may not be “linked” to, but I thought that it would be interesting to look at some of the options the Jays may be closing in on at #21 overall. In no way, shape, or form am I making these the favorites as there’s still a ton of time left between now and the draft to change everyone’s mind and to bring some new names to the front of the line, but some have already brought forward early rankings as we near the draft. I took a look at which candidates are most often named at or near the #21 rankings amongst evaluators on various sites and publications, and came out with my top 5 pitching and top 5 hitting targets that I believed could fall to the Jays and ultimately be selected by them this summer.

I’ll present my picks in 2 installments, the first being the pitching targets, the second being the hitting targets. Here are the pitchers in no order of preference:

  • Jed Bradley, LHP, Georgia Tech, 6’3″ 205 lbs: The Jays selected Deck McGuire out of Georgia Tech in 2010 with their 1st pick and may very well head back to the same school in 2011 if he’s available at #21 (doubtful, but you never know). He works between 91-93 MPH with his fastball (peaking at 95 MPH), and also has a slider that reaches 80-83 MPH. He also works a decent change up. As much as I’d love for the Jays to be able to grab him at #21, chances are he’ll be gone well before that point. Here’s a video of him pitching: (more…)
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