Although it’s rare, teams do find gems in the later rounds.
After the 10th round, the Toronto Blue Jays have the 322nd, 352nd, 382nd, 412th, 442nd, 472nd, 502nd, 532nd, 562nd, and 592nd overall picks. So far in this series, we’ve looked at the history of the 352nd overall pick, which saw former Blue Jay Ernie Whitt selected at the spot.
In this article, we’ll look at the remaining picks we haven’t looked at after the 10th round. Let’s dig in!
322nd overall pick
The Blue Jays have selected from the 322nd overall pick once, drafting right-handed pitcher Larry Mohs in 1993 – he never pitched in the big leagues. A Montréal Expos pick, Jerry White, leads all players selected 322nd overall in bWAR, accumulating 2.6 bWAR over his 11-year career.
Only four other players, Mitch Meluskey, Eli White, John McMillon (didn’t sign), and Mike Sapie, appeared in a big league game. In the last draft, the Los Angeles Angels selected Trey Gregory-Alford and signed him to a bonus worth $1.958 million.
382nd overall pick
Like the 322nd overall pick, there weren’t a lot of big leaguers produced from the 382nd overall pick. The Jays never picked at the position, and the leading bWAR getter selected 382nd overall is JT Riddle, who accumulated just 1 bWAR in six big league seasons.
Other big leaguers selected 382nd overall are Ángel Castro, Nate Mondou, Gary Lance, and Larry Burchart; the latter two didn’t sign with their teams.
412th overall pick
The Blue Jays have picked twice from the 412th selection, using it to select Mark Cooper in 1984 and Robert Corraro in 1995; neither player made the big leagues. One future Blue Jay was selected 412th overall but didn’t sign: Matt Boyd. Through his 11-season career, he has a 4.57 ERA and 4.42 FIP in 1,020 innings pitched, for a 12.2 bWAR. Moreover, he was named to the National League All-Star team. Boyd was drafted by the Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2013 draft and was involved in the David Price trade.
Dave Frost is another notable player selected 412th overall, as he accumulated 6.2 bWAR in six seasons. One current 412th overall pick in the big leagues is Victor Vodnik, who has a 2.63 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched with the Colorado Rockies. He’s accumulated 1.5 bWAR in his career. Jerry Terrell and Steven Hill are the other two big leaguers selected 412th overall.
442nd overall pick
Although the Blue Jays have never picked 442nd in their history, they did have a player selected 442nd play for them. Don Cooper pitched in just four games with the Blue Jays in 1983, giving up four earned runs in five and one-third innings pitched.
Larry Bradford has the most bWAR for a player selected 442nd overall with 1.5. Bobby Scales, Steve Sisco, Sam Narron, Jack Baker, and Mickey Callaway are the other big leaguers selected 442nd overall.
472nd overall pick
Surprisingly, the Blue Jays have selected 472nd overall on three separate occasions, all in the 1980s. In 1981, they selected Chris Phillips, who never played in the big leagues. The year after, they selected Scott Kimball, who also didn’t play in the big leagues. In 1988, the Jays selected Rick Vaughn, who, you guessed it, never played in the big leagues.
One player who didn’t just play in the big leagues, but excelled after being selected 472nd overall is Jake Peavy. In his 15-year career, he won a Cy Young Award in 2007 (along with the Triple Crown), was a three-time All-Star, was a two-time World Series winner, finished with the lowest ERA twice, and won a Gold Glove.
As you can imagine, Peavy’s 39.2 bWAR was the most for any player selected 472nd overall. Other big leaguers are Tyler Kinley, C.J. Fick (active), John Littlefield (didn’t sign), Mike Couchee, Steve Watkins, Jim Obradovich, Donzell McDonald (didn’t sign), and Denny Harriger.
502nd overall pick
The year before Peavy was drafted by the Padres in the 472nd spot, they found an impactful pitcher 30 selections later in the 1998 draft. Brian Lawrence pitched six seasons in the big leagues, posting a 4.19 ERA and 4.13 FIP in 963 innings pitched for a 7.9 bWAR.
As for the Blue Jays, they never picked 502nd overall before, but one player selected there who played for them (and didn’t sign) was Ron Musselman. In two seasons (1984 and 1985), Musselman had a 3.79 ERA and 3.77 FIP in 73.2 innings pitched.
Daniel Gossett was also selected 502nd overall and didn’t sign, while Seth Martinez is still active and in the Miami Marlins organization.
532nd overall pick
The most notable player selected 532nd overall was Marcus Stroman, who the Washington Nationals selected in the 2009 draft. Of course, he didn’t sign and was later picked 22nd overall by the Blue Jays. He’s gone on to post a 3.77 ERA and 3.76 FIP in 1,482.2 innings in the big leagues.
Only one player, Jerry Robertson, signed after being drafted 532nd overall and went on to play in the big leagues. He finished with a 3.94 ERA in 49 games played in the big leagues. Cory Luebke finished with 2.4 bWAR, Chuck Jackson finished with 0.3 bWAR, and Brandon Fahey finished with -0.8 bWAR.
562nd overall pick
The only time the Blue Jays picked 562nd overall was in 1991, as they selected Tim Lindsay, who never made the big leagues. While no player selected 562nd has ever played for the Blue Jays, there are two notable players. The first is Kerry Carpenter, who plays for the Detroit Tigers and is slashing .257/.285/.494 with 16 home runs. For his career, he’s slashing .271/.325/.508 with 60 home runs in 1,148 plate appearances.
Mike Lowell is the other notable player selected 562nd overall. He was a four-time All-Star, a two-time World Series winner. One of those World Series saw him win the World Series MVP. Lowell also won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger.
Other players selected 562nd overall who went on to play in the big leagues are Brian Flynn (didn’t sign), Duane Below, Chris Schroder, Jackson Stephens, Andrew Brown, Jeremy Fikac, and Chris Welsh (didn’t sign).
592nd overall pick
Last but not least is the 592nd overall pick, the Blue Jays’ 20th-round pick in the 2025 draft. The player with the most bWAR selected from the 592nd overall pick is Jim Norris (3.6), but he didn’t sign. Casey Fien, Kameron Loe, Courtney Duncan, CJ Alexander, and Armando Almanza are the other players selected 592nd overall who’ve gone on to play in the big leagues.
CJ Alexander is currently in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.