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Blue Jays sign Canadian Will McAffer, plus 25 other draft picks

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Will McAffer (North Vancouver, B.C.), whom they selected in the 25th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Photo Credit: Baseball Canada

Official Toronto Blue Jays Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TORONTO, ONTARIO
June 12, 2018

BLUE JAYS SIGN 26 PLAYERS FROM 2018 DRAFT

The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have signed 26 of the 40 players selected from the 2018 First Year Player Draft and nine from the top 10 rounds.

A complete list of signed draft picks follows:

RD.    #     Player                       School                                            Pos.     B/T Class    Player info

1       12    Groshans, Jordan     Magnolia HS (TX)                             SS      R/R   HS      6'03" 178lbs   DOB: 11/10/99

3       88    Kloffenstein, Adam    Magnolia HS (TX)                           RHP     R/R   HS      6'05" 243lbs   DOB: 08/25/00

4      116   Wymer, Sean            TCU (TX)                                        RHP     R/R   JR      6'01" 190lbs   DOB: 03/19/97

5      146   Bec, Christopher       University of Maine - Orono (ME)      C       R/R   SR      5'11" 190lbs   DOB: 12/30/95

6      176   Barger, Addison        C Leon King HS (FL)                        SS      L/R   HS      6'00" 175lbs   DOB: 11/12/99

7      206   Podkul, Nicholas       Notre Dame (IN)                               2B      R/R   JR      6'01" 198lbs   DOB: 04/11/97

8      236   Murray, Joseph         Kent State (OH)                              RHP     R/R   JR      6'02" 195lbs   DOB: 09/23/96

9      266   Brodt, Jake                Santa Clara University (CA)             1B      R/R   SR      6'04" 220lbs   DOB: 01/23/96

10    296   Stevenson, Cal          Arizona (AZ)                                     CF       L/L   SR      5'10" 175lbs   DOB: 09/12/96

11    326   Steinmetz, Hunter     Missouri State (MO)                         CF       L/L    JR      5'09" 175lbs   DOB: 12/13/96

12    356   Allgeyer, Nick            Iowa (IA)                                          LHP     L/L    JR      6'03" 225lbs   DOB: 02/03/96

13    386   Wilson, Brad              Ohio Dominican University (OH)     RHP     R/R   JR      6'01" 260lbs   DOB: 08/15/96

14    416   Aiello, John               Wake Forest (NC)                            3B      R/R   JR      6'02" 200lbs   DOB: 02/14/97

15    446   Watson, Troy             University of Northern Colorado     RHP     R/R   SO      6'02" 180lbs   DOB: 06/11/97

17    506   Havekost, Austin       Kent State (OH)                              RHP     R/R   JR      6'03" 215lbs   DOB: 07/22/96

19    566   Ramos, Adrian          Miami Dade CC South (FL)              CF      R/R   J2       5'10" 160lbs   DOB: 06/18/98

20    596   Capra, Vinny             Richmond (VA)                                 SS      R/R   SR      5'08" 160lbs   DOB: 07/07/96

22    656   Burland, Gage           Lewis Clark State College (ID)        RHP     R/R   SR      6'02" 195lbs   DOB: 06/27/95

23    686   Squires, Troy             Kentucky (KY)                                   C       L/R   5S      5'11" 200lbs   DOB: 12/06/94

24    716   Pascoe, Mike            San Jacinto College North (TX)      RHP     R/R   J2       5'10" 180lbs   DOB: 01/17/98

25    746   *McAffer, Will            Tulane (LA)                                     RHP     R/R   JR      6'02" 185lbs   DOB: 05/30/97

29    866   Finfrock, Cre             Central Florida (FL)                         RHP     S/R   SR      5'11" 185lbs   DOB: 06/26/96

30    896   Johnson, Cobi           Florida State (FL)                            RHP     R/R   SR      6'04" 195lbs   DOB: 11/06/95

32    956   Pulido, Joey              Houston (TX)                                  RHP     R/R   SR      5'09" 170lbs   DOB: 09/25/95

34   1016  Townsend, Grant      Oral Roberts (OK)                           RHP     R/R   JR      6'00" 190lbs   DOB: 08/09/97

38   1136  Ruiz, Francisco         Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy     C       R/R   HS      6'00" 195lbs   DOB: 01/29/00

*indicates player is Canadian