When the Blue Jays selected high school prospect Jordan Groshans with the 12th overall pick in the 2018 draft, it was viewed by some as an “off the board” pick as he ranked No. 31 on MLB Pipeline’s draft rankings.
High risk, high reward for the team that followed a strategy of signing Groshans under the recommended slot value of roughly $4.21M to allow room for the 43rd ranked prospect, Adam Kloffenstein and the 50th ranked prospect Griffin Conine to be signed at or above their slot value in the second and third round.