List of Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks

Roy Halladay (1995) is the only Blue Jays' first-round pick to win a Cy Young Award with the team.

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They play in the American League East division. Since the Blue Jays' entrance into the league in 1977, the Blue Jays have selected 58 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1976 expansion draft in which the Blue Jays initially filled their roster.

Of the 58 players picked in the first round by Toronto, 26 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 19 of them were right-handed, while 7 were left-handed. Thirteen shortstops, eleven outfielders, and three third basemen, catchers, and first basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at second base. Fourteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida and Texas follow with five players. They have also drafted two players from Puerto Rico: Alex Ríos (1999) and Miguel Negrón (2000).

Ed Sprague, Jr. (1988), who was with the franchise when they won the World Series in 1992 and 1993, is the only pick to win a championship with the team. None of the Blue Jays' first-round picks have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and no picks have won the MLB Rookie of the Year award, though Shawn Green (1991) and Alex Ríos (1999) finished fifth in the voting in 1995 and 2004, respectively. Roy Halladay (1995) is the only first-round pick of the Blue Jays to earn a Cy Young Award with the team, winning in 2003. Jay Schroeder (1979) was drafted as a catcher, but ended up becoming a quarterback for ten years in the National Football League.

The Blue Jays have made 20 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 26 compensatory picks since their entry into the league in 1977. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season, or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. The Blue Jays have failed to sign one of their first-round picks, James Paxton (2009), who opted to return to the University of Kentucky. The Blue Jays received the 38th pick in 2010 as compensation.

Key

Year	Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft
Position	Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Pick	Indicates the number of the pick
*	Player did not sign with the Blue Jays
§	Indicates a supplemental pick
'92–'93	Player was a member of Blue Jays' 1992 and 1993 championship teams

Picks

Chris Carpenter (1993), one of four players drafted in the first round of the 1993 draft, won a Cy Young Award with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Vernon Wells (1997) is one of seven players drafted with the top five picks in the first round by the Blue Jays.

Alex Ríos (1999) is one of two players drafted by the Blue Jays from Puerto Rico.

Aaron Hill (2003) was drafted as a shortstop, but was converted to second base and has played over 500 games with the Blue Jays at that position.

Ricky Romero (2005) is one of twelve players drafted from the state of California by the Blue Jays.

Brett Cecil (2007) is one of five players drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round of the 2007 draft.

Year	Name	Position	School (location)	Pick	Ref
1977	Goffena !Tom Goffena	Shortstop	Sidney High School (Sidney, Ohio)	25 !25
1978	Moseby, LloydLloyd Moseby	First baseman	Oakland High School (Oakland, California)	02 !2
1979	Schroeder, JayJay Schroeder	Catcher	Palisades High School (Pacific Palisades, California)	03 !3
1980	Harris !Garry Harris	Shortstop	Hoover High School (San Diego, California)	02 !2
1981	Williams, MattMatt Williams	Right-handed pitcher	Rice University (Houston, Texas)	05 !5
1981	Cerutti, JohnJohn Cerutti	Left-handed pitcher	Amherst College (Amherst, Massachusetts)	21 !21
1982	Schmidt, AugieAugie Schmidt	Shortstop	University of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)	02 !2
1983	Stark, MattMatt Stark	Catcher	Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, California)	09 !9
1984	zz1 !no first-round pick
1985	David !Greg David	Outfielder	Barron G. Collier High School (Naples, Florida)	25 !25
1986	Sanders !Earl Sanders	Right-handed pitcher	Jackson State University (Jackson, Mississippi)	26 !26
1987	Sanchez, AlexAlex Sanchez	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)	13 !13
1988	Sprague, Jr., EdEd Sprague, Jr.'92–'93	Third baseman	Stanford University (Stanford, California)	25 !25
1989	Zosky, EddieEddie Zosky	Shortstop	California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California)	19 !19
1990	Karsay, SteveSteve Karsay	Right-handed pitcher	Christ The King Regional High School (Queens, New York)	22 !22
1991	Green, ShawnShawn Green	Outfielder	Tustin High School (Tustin, California)	16 !16
1991	Ware, JeffJeff Ware	Right-handed pitcher	Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia)	35 !35§
1991	Powell, DanteDante Powell	Shortstop	Millikan High School (Long Beach, California)	42 !42§
1992	Stewart, ShannonShannon Stewart	Outfielder	Miami Southridge High School (Miami, Florida)	19 !19
1992	Steverson, ToddTodd Steverson	Outfielder	Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)	25 !25
1992	Cromer !Brandon Cromer	Shortstop	Lexington High School (Lexington, South Carolina)	34 !34§
1993	Carpenter, ChrisChris Carpenter	Right-handed pitcher	Trinity High School (Manchester, New Hampshire)	15 !15
1993	Farner !Matt Farner	Outfielder	East Pennsboro High School (Enola, Pennsylvania)	37 !37§
1993	Lee !Jeremy Lee	Right-handed pitcher	Galesburg High School (Galesburg, Illinois)	40 !40§
1993	Lukasiewicz, MarkMark Lukasiewicz	Left-handed pitcher	Brevard Community College (Cocoa, Florida)	41 !41§
1994	Witt, KevinKevin Witt	Shortstop	Bishop Kenny High School (Jacksonville, Florida)	28 !28
1995	Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay	Right-handed pitcher	Arvada West High School (Arvada, Colorado)	17 !17
1996	Koch, BillyBilly Koch	Right-handed pitcher	Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina)	04 !4
1996	Lawrence, JoeJoe Lawrence	Shortstop	Alfred M. Barbe High School (Lake Charles, Louisiana)	16 !16
1996	Tucci !Pete Tucci	First baseman	Providence College (Providence, Rhode Island)	31 !31§
1997	Wells, VernonVernon Wells	Outfielder	Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)	05 !5
1998	López, FelipeFelipe López	Third baseman	Lake Brantley High School (Altamonte Springs, Florida)	08 !8
1999	Ríos, AlexAlex Ríos	Outfielder	San Pedro Martin High School (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)	19 !19
2000	Negrón, MiguelMiguel Negrón	Outfielder	Manuela Toro High School (Caguas, Puerto Rico)	18 !18
2000	McGowan, DustinDustin McGowan	Right-handed pitcher	Long County High School (Ludowici, Georgia)	33 !33§
2001	Gross, GabeGabe Gross	Outfielder	Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)	15 !15
2002	Adams, RussRuss Adams	Shortstop	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)	14 !14
2003	Hill, AaronAaron Hill	Shortstop	Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)	13 !13
2004	Purcey, DavidDavid Purcey	Left-handed pitcher	University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma)	16 !16
2004	Jackson, ZachZach Jackson	Left-handed pitcher	Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)	32 !32§
2005	Romero, RickyRicky Romero	Left-handed pitcher	California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, California)	06 !6
2006	Snider, TravisTravis Snider	Outfielder	Henry M. Jackson High School (Everett, Washington)	14 !14
2007	Ahrens, KevinKevin Ahrens	Shortstop	Memorial High School (Houston, Texas)	16 !16
2007	Arencibia, J. P.J. P. Arencibia	Catcher	University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee)	21 !21
2007	Cecil, BrettBrett Cecil	Left-handed pitcher	University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland)	38 !38§
2007	Jackson, JustinJustin Jackson	Shortstop	Roberson High School (Asheville, North Carolina)	45 !45§
2007	Magnuson, TrystanTrystan Magnuson	Right-handed pitcher	University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky)	56 !56§
2008	Cooper, DavidDavid Cooper	First baseman	University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, California)	17 !17
2009	Jenkins, ChadChad Jenkins	Right-handed pitcher	Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Georgia)	20 !20
2009	Paxton, JamesJames Paxton*	Left-handed pitcher	University of Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky)	37 !37§
2010	McGuire, DeckDeck McGuire	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)	11 !11
2010	Sanchez, AaronAaron Sanchez	Right-handed pitcher	Barstow High School (Barstow, California)	34 !34§
2010	Syndergaard, NoahNoah Syndergaard	Right-handed pitcher	Legacy High School (Mansfield, Texas)	38 !38§
2010	Wojciechowski, AsherAsher Wojciechowski	Right-handed pitcher	The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (Charleston, South Carolina)	41 !41§
2011	Beede, TylerTyler Beede	Right-handed pitcher	Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts)	21 !21
2011	Anderson, JacobJacob Anderson	Outfielder	Chino High School (Chino, California)	35 !35§
2011	Musgrove, JoeJoe Musgrove	Right-handed pitcher	Grossmont High School (San Diego, California)	46 !46§
2011	Smith, Jr., DwightDwight Smith, Jr.	Outfielder	McIntosh High School (Peachtree City, Georgia)	53 !53§
2011	Comer, KevinKevin Comer	Right-handed pitcher	Seneca High School (Tabernacle Township, New Jersey)	57 !57§

See also

• Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

Footnotes

• ^V Free agents are evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offers arbitration to a player but that player refuses and subsequently signs with another team, the original team may receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent leaves in this way his previous team receives a supplemental pick and a compensation pick from the team with which he signs. If a "Type B" free agent leaves in this way his previous team receives only a supplemental pick.
• ^a The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1981 from the Milwaukee Brewers for losing free agent Roy Howell.
• ^b The Blue Jays lost their first-round pick in 1984 to the Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing free agent Dennis Lamp.
• ^c The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1991 from the San Francisco Giants for losing free agent Bud Black.
• ^d The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1991 for losing free agent George Bell.
• ^e The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1991 for losing free agent Bud Black.
• ^f The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1992 from the Los Angeles Dodgers for losing free agent Tom Candiotti.
• ^g The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1992 for losing free agent Tom Candiotti.
• ^h The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1993 from the Texas Rangers for losing free agent Tom Henke.
• ⁱ The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent David Cone.
• ^j The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent Tom Henke.
• ^k The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent Jimmy Key.
• ^l The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1996 from the Baltimore Orioles for losing free agent Roberto Alomar.
• ^m The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1996 for losing free agent Roberto Alomar.
• ⁿ The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2000 for losing free agent Graeme Lloyd.
• ^o The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2004 for losing free agent Kelvim Escobar.
• ^p The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2007 from the Texas Rangers for losing free agent Frank Catalanotto.
• ^q The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Justin Speier.
• ^r The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Frank Catalanotto.
• ^s The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Ted Lilly.
• ^t The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2009 for losing free agent A. J. Burnett.
• ^u The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Marco Scutaro.
• ^v The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for failing to sign draft pick James Paxton.
• ^w The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Rod Barajas.
• ^x The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent Scott Downs.
• ^y The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent John Buck.
• ^z The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent Kevin Gregg.
• ^aa The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent Miguel Olivo.

References

General references

• "MLB First Round Draft Picks". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 10, 2010. 
• "Toronto Blue Jays 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2010. 

In-text citations

External links

• Toronto Blue Jays official website