Baseball is arguably the hardest sport to project prospects and repeatedly hit him home runs when drafting, however, the Blue Jays have an ugly track record when it comes to their first-round selections during the first decade of their existence.
The Blue Jays followed up their Moseby selection the following year with the third overall selection in 1979. Toronto opted for high-school catcher Jay Schroeder, however, the backstop never made it past Single-A and was officially out of professional baseball following the completion of the 1983 season. In taking Schroeder, the Blue Jays overlooked Andy Van Slyke and Tim Wallach who were drafted later in the first round that year.