Jays sign 1st pick Davis & 21 more

DJ Davis

The Twitterverse is abuzz with word from on high that the Jays have signed several draft picks– all official-like.

Shi Davidi of the Rogers-owned Sportsnet appears to be the first to have passed along this news about the Rogers-owned Jays…

So… it would appear as though their draft strategy is kinda working. Hot damn!

I’m not sure it’s a sustainable year-to-year strategy, as more teams will surely look to emulate it– plus, it will sure be a lot tougher to retry without nearly as many supplemental round picks next year– but who the fuck needs to worry about that now? It sure looks like the Jays gamed the system as well as just about anyone, and that’s a little fucking outstanding.

No, Matt Smoral isn’t included among these signees, but when last we heard it sounded like it was pretty close to a formality. Maybe something’s changed– we heard rumours last year about a pre-draft deal with Tyler Beede that, obviously, didn’t exist– but even still, things are looking good, as he and Marcus Stroman remain the last of the big picks to not have already inked, and Stroman wasn’t expected to be as tough as sign as, say, Alford, so things are looking good.

Jim Callis of Baseball America adds some bonus details via Twitter…

Jim Callis @jimcallisBA