Toronto Blue Jays: Five ways they could win the draft

The upcoming 2020 draft will be remarkable for many reasons. Does a remarkable draft imply remarkable opportunities for the Blue Jays?

The 2020 draft will be unusual for many reasons – the 5 round limit, the $20k cap on free-agent signings, etc. Do these unique factors – and the economic factors which caused them – create opportunities for Toronto?

They might. Particularly if the Jays were (as they appear to be) in a stronger financial position than many other teams, and willing to use some of that financial strength to their advantage.

So how might they do that?

First-round slippage

The Jays are picking 5th in the first round. Most forecasters believe that Spencer Torkelson and Austin Martin…