Complete recap of the Blue Jays 2024 MLB Draft picks

9th round: Colby Holcombe
Position: RP
School: Mississippi State University
B/T: R/R
Age: 21

At first glance, Holcombe and his 10.38 ERA last year don't exactly instill a ton of confidence. However, the Blue Jays were attracted to his strikeout stuff (11.6 K/9 in 21.2 innings) and believe he could turn into a solid back-end reliever with some seasoning in the minors. He's regarded as a quick learner and an information sponge and it should be noted that he cut his walk rate in half from 2023 to 2024.

8th round: Eddie Micheletti Jr.
Position: OF
School: Virginia Tech University
B/T: L/R
Age: 22

Micheletti, like many others on this list, has an excellent eye at the plate (48 walks in 2024 vs. 32 strikeouts) and was an on-base machine this past season for Virginia Tech. He is regarded as more of a bat than a glove, but he can fake it in right field on a semi-regular basis. He gives the Blue Jays another intriguing offensive profile.

7th round: Austin Cates
Position: SP
School: University of Nevada
B/T: L/R
Age: 21

Cates wound up making just 14 starts in his college career, but they were good ones. He struck out 107 batters (10.7 K/9) while walking just 15 (1.5 BB/9) in 90.1 innings of work, posting a 4.08 ERA in the process. His strikeout-to-walk ratio led the conference, as did his total strikeouts. The Blue Jays went pretty pitcher-heavy here in an effort to restock the cupboards down in the minors, but Cates looks like one of the more solid selections in the class.

6th round: Aaron Parker
Position: C
School: University of California, Santa Barbara
B/T: R/R
Age: 21

Parker, much like Tibbitts, gives the Blue Jays a power-hitting catcher, but Parker got on base a whole lot more this past season. In 48 games, he hit 12 home runs with 51 RBI, a .379 batting average and a 1.091 OPS. He stands at just 5-foot-9, which continues the Blue Jays' trend of landing short catchers. Defensively, his strong throwing arm is a positive trait of his, as he threw out 46 percent of would-be base stealers last year.

5th round: Jackson Wentworth
Position: SP
School: Kansas State University
B/T: R/R
Age: 21

Yet another young pitcher, Wentworth only just recently returned from Tommy John surgery but he looked sharp in 87 innings this year, spending time in both the rotation and the bullpen. There are some that believe he could be a top-shelf reliever down the line, as he has four pitches he leans on, but it sounds like the plan, at least to start with, is for him to develop as a starting pitcher.