Deadline to Sign 2009 Draft Picks is Past. Jays Sign Four More Picks.

As I wrote yesterday, the deadline to sign 2009 Major League Draft Picks was last night at midnight EST. You can read the article here:

http://bluejaysmachine.blogspot.com/2009/08/2009-draft-pick-deadline-tonight.html

The article includes all draft picks Toronto had or had not signed, as well as the signing status of some of Toronto's upper tier draft picks.

Toronto made four moves yesterday, two of which I had already reported as signing with Toronto yesterday afternoon in Kristopher (K.C) Hobson & Daniel Webb.

In addition to Hobson and Webb, the Jays signed 3rd round selection Jake Marisnick to a $1 million signing bonus. Marisnick's slot was a recommended $309,600 which means the Jays paid $690,400 over slot for the outfielder.

The Jays did not sign supplemental first round pick and Scott Boras client James Paxton, 2nd round pick and Canadian born Jake Eliopoulos, or 3rd round pick Jake Barrett to deals.

In regards to James Paxton according to Baseball America:

"Blue Jays supplemental first-round pick James Paxton did not sign before the deadline and will head back to Kentucky, a source confirmed. Paxton, a junior lefthander, rocketed up draft boards midway through the spring by running his lively fastball up to 97 mph and showing an above-average curveball, but he struggled down the stretch and finished with a 5.86 ERA. Paxton will team with righthander Alex Meyer to form one of the nation’s most talented one-two punches in the Kentucky weekend rotation."

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=1735

Toronto will receive compensatory selections in next year's Draft for not signing Paxton or Eliopoulos.

Toronto ended up only signing two of it's top five players drafted this year.