
Players with at least three years of professional service who are not protected on a team’s major league roster are eligible for selection by another club for $100,000 (prior to 1985 the draft price was $25,000 – prior to 2016 the draft price was $50,000). The drafted player must remain with his new club for the full season or be offered back to his original club for $50,000. The drafting is in reverse order of previous season records and alternating between leagues. Following this major league draft, a separate selection is held by National Association clubs from class AAA to A levels. An “AAA” selection price is $24,000. A “AA” selection previously was $4,000 but was eliminated in 2016.
Year | Player | Position | Original Club | Status With Toronto |
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1977 | ![]() |
1B | AAA-Syracuse, NYY | Played nine seasons in Toronto |
Andy Dyes | OF | AAA-Denver, MTL | Spent one season in Toronto organization | |
1978 | ![]() |
OF | AAA-Tacoma, NYY | Spent one season in Toronto organization |
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C | AAA-Hawaii, SD | Played two seasons in Toronto | |
1979 | ![]() |
IF | AAA-Richmond, ATL | Played one season in Toronto |
1980 | ![]() |
OF | AAA-Okl.City, PHI | Played nine seasons in Toronto |
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C | AAA-Salt Lake, CAL | Played one season in Toronto | |
1981 | ![]() |
RHP | AAA-Springfield, STL | Played three seasons in Toronto |
Anthony Johnson | OF | AAA-Denver, MTL | Played one season in Toronto | |
1982 | ![]() |
RHP | AAA-Richmond, ATL | In 2 stints, played 7 seasons for Toronto |
Mercedes Esquer | LHP | AAA-Portland, PIT | Remained in the Toronto organization | |
1983 | ![]() |
IF | AAA-Charleston, CLE | Played nine seasons in Toronto |
Terry Cormack | C | AAA-Richmond, ATL | Returned to Atlanta March 25, 1984 | |
1984 | ![]() |
IF | AAA-Tuscon, HOU | Played eight seasons in Toronto |
Louis Thornton | OF | AAA-Tidewater, NYM | Played three seasons in Toronto | |
1985 | Jose DeJesus | RHP | AAA-Omaha, KC | Returned to Kansas City April 3, 1986 |
1986 | Jose Nunez | RHP | AAA-Omaha, KC | Played three seasons in Toronto |
1990 | Ricky Rhodes | RHP | AAA-Columbus, NYY | Returned to New York March 29, 1991 |
1992 | Billy Taylor | RHP | AAA-Richmond, ATL | Returned to Atlanta April 1, 1993 |
1995 | Carey Paige | RHP | AA-Greenville, ATL | Remained in Toronto organization for two seasons |
1997 | Luis Saturria | OF | A-Peoria, STL | Returned to St. Louis March 20, 1998 |
1999 | ![]() |
OF | A-Rockford, CIN | Played three seasons in Toronto |
2001 | ![]() |
RHP | AAA-Omaha, KAN | Played two seasons in Toronto |
2002 | Jason Dubois | OF | A-Daytona, CHI-NL | Returned to Chicago March 15, 2003 |
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RHP | AAA-Tacoma, SEA | Played two seasons in Toronto | |
Gary Majewski | RHP | AA-Birmingham, CHI-AL | Returned to Chicago March 17, 2003 | |
2003 | Talley Haines | RHP | AAA-Durham, TB | Remained in Toronto organization, played for one season |
2006 | ![]() |
IF | AAA-Iowa, CHI-NL | Remained with the Club until May 15, 2007 |
2007 | ![]() |
RHP | AAA-Iowa, CHI-NL | Returned to the Cubs on April 16, 2008 |
2009 | Zech Zinicola | RHP | AAA-Syracuse, WSH | Returned to the Nationals on March 18, 2010 |
2012 | Efraín Nieves | LHP | A-Connecticut, DET | Remained in the organization until 2014 when he became a free agent after the season |
2013 | ![]() |
LHP | AAA-Tacoma, SEA | Traded to the Los Angeles Angels on Dec. 12, 2013 |
Richard Bleier | LHP | AAA-Round Rock, TEX | Remained with the organization through 2014 | |
2015 | ![]() |
RHP | AA-A Richmond, SF | Played four seasons in Toronto |
2016 | ![]() |
RHP | AA-Northwest Arkansas, KC | Returned to the Royals in July 2017 |
2017 | Iván Castillo | INF/OF | AAA-Columbus, CLE | On November 2, 2018 elected free agency |
2018 | ![]() |
RHP | R-Idaho Falls, KC | Remained in Toronto organization, released in 2022 |
2019 | Hobie Harris | RHP | A-Tampa, NYY | Remained in Toronto organization, granted free agency on November 7, 2021 |
The following players were selected by other clubs from the Blue Jays:
Year | Player | Position | Team | Status After Draft |
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1981 | Ramon Lora | C | Los Angeles | Returned to Toronto March 31, 1982 |
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IF | Seattle | Played five seasons with Seattle | |
1983 | ![]() |
LHP | Seattle | Played two seasons with Seattle |
1984 | ![]() |
RHP | Seattle | Played two seasons with Seattle |
1986 | Cliff Young | LHP | Oakland | Returned to Toronto April 6, 1987 |
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LHP | Seattle | Played one season with Seattle | |
1987 | ![]() |
RHP | California | Played in California farm system |
Santiago Garcia | IF | Chicago (AL) | Played in Chicago farm system | |
1988 | Colin McLaughlin | RHP | Seattle | Played in Seattle farm system |
Chris Jones | RHP | Los Angeles | Returned to Toronto March 31, 1989 | |
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OF | Atlanta | Played two seasons with Atlanta | |
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C | Atlanta | Returned to Toronto March 27, 1989 | |
Eric Yelding | IF | Chicago (NL) | Claimed on waivers | |
1989 | Steve Wapnick | RHP | Detroit | Returned to Toronto May 1, 1990 |
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OF | Philadelphia | Played one season with Philadelphia | |
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RHP | Houston | Played four seasons with Houston | |
1991 | Jesse Cross | RHP | Minnesota | Returned to Toronto April 3, 1992 |
1992 | ![]() |
LHP | Philadelphia | Acquired by Milwaukee for P John Trisler |
1993 | Tim Hyers | IF | San Diego | Played two seasons with San Diego |
1994 | Todd Steverson | OF | Detroit | Played with Detroit in 1995 |
Freddy Garcia | 3B | Pittsburgh | Played with Pittsburgh in 1995 | |
1996 | Mike Johnson | RHP | San Francisco | Traded to Baltimore |
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RHP | Baltimore | Returned to Toronto | |
1999 | Brian Smith | RHP | Pittsburgh | Non-tendered, signed by Pittsburgh |
Jim Mann | RHP | New York (NL) | Spent one season in New York organization | |
2000 | Jay Gibbons | 1B | Baltimore | Played seven years in Baltimore |
Rendy Espina | LHP | Anaheim | Returned to Toronto | |
2002 | Matt Ford | LHP | Milwaukee | Played one season in Milwaukee |
2004 | Tyrell Godwin | OF | Washington | Played one season in Washington |
2005 | ![]() |
RHP | Boston | Returned to Toronto |
Steve Andrade | RHP | Tampa Bay | Played one season with both San Diego and Kansas City | |
2006 | Francisco Mateo | LHP | Cincinnati | Released by the Reds on Aug. 9, 2007 |
2008 | Ryan Klosterman | SS | Florida | Played full season in Florida organization |
Anthony Hatch | IF | Los Angeles (NL) | Played full season in Los Angeles Dodgers organization | |
2010 | Brad Emaus | IF | New York (NL) | Played with New York Mets then returned to Toronto in 2011 |
2012 | Mark Sobolewski | IF | Minnesota | Played at two levels (AA, AAA) at minor league level |
2013 | ![]() |
LHP | Chicago (AL) | Released from CHI on July 1, 2014 |
2017 | Sam Moll | LHP | San Francisco | Remained with SF until free agency in Nov. 2020 |
2018 | Travis Bergen | LHP | San Francisco | Returned to the Toronto Blue Jays organization August 2019 |
2019 | Dany Jiménez | RHP | San Francisco | Returned to the Blue Jays August 2, 2020 |
Brock Stewart | RHP | Chicago (NL) | Released by Chicago on May 28, 2020 | |
Danny Young | LHP | Cleveland | Became a free agent on November 7, 2021 | |
2020 | Dany Jiménez | RHP | Oakland | Returned to Blue Jays on March 15, 2021 |
Jake Fishman | LHP | Miami | Remained with Marlins organization | |
Zach Jackson | RHP | Oakland | Remained with Athletics organization | |
2021 | Curtis Taylor | RHP | Washington | Rlected free agency on November 10, 2022 |
2022 | Logan Warmoth | SS | Seattle | Remained with the Mariners organization |