The Blue Jays drafted Ryan Tepera in the 19th round in the 2009 draft where he was taken 580th overall. Tepera was actually drafted as a starter and after some mixed results he was moved to a relief role in 2014 with the Buffalo Bisons. Tepera was the closer for the Bisons in 2016 where he converted 18/20 save opportunities with a 2.95 ERA. It was a solid season for the right-hander, who opened up quite a few eyes in the organization with his stuff.
Unfortunately for Tepera, he wasn’t able to put his good stuff together in the bigs.