Blue Jays: Where are the 2021 draftees beginning their pro careers?

Yet to play or be assigned to an affiliate team

The following players have not been assigned to an affiliate team as of right now:

Rickey Tiedemann – Round 3, 91 overall (LHP)

Chad Dallas – Round 4, 121 overall (RHP)

Conor Larkin – Round 9, 272 overall (RHP)

Connor Cooke – Round 10, 302 overall (RHP)

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The top four players drafted by the Blue Jays have yet to suit for the club this season in Gunnar Hoglund (more on him below), Tiedemann, Dallas, and Carter all being assigned to the Blue Jays organization but have yet to be posted to an affiliate team.

Carter was the Blue Jays highest prep school selection and will be interesting to watch, making headlines with his celebratory video after hearing his name be announced when selected by the franchise during the MLB Draft.

The assumption would be that all these players are most likely down in Dunedin at the new training complex getting some work in as the season starts to wind down. Dallas was tagged in a post on social media that he was down in Dunedin, so it makes sense that the others are most likely there as well.

Injured

The Blue Jays selected two pitchers this year who will be missing a significant amount of time on the IL after both underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this year.

First-round selection Gunnar Hoglund and 17th round selection Cooper Benson will most likely not be pitching until at least midway through next year, one of the main reasons Hoglund was available for the Blue Jays at 19th overall after being a potential top ten pick prior to the injury.

Both Hoglund and Benson have starting experience and will most likely begin next season in the low levels of the farm system when they are healthy enough to pitch, with the first-rounder technically being assigned to the FCL Blue Jays on the day he signed with the Blue Jays.