HARTFORD—As the Blue Jays announced the signing of first-round draft pick Gunnar Hoglund this weekend, last year’s first-rounder was plugging away down in Double-A with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Austin Martin was chosen fifth overall in 2020, a spot where most observers didn’t think he would fall. Going into Saturday night’s action, Martin was hitting .273/.402/.372 with two home runs in 214 plate appearances. DOWN THE PIPEThe Blue Jays’ prospect pipeline is among the best in baseball. He put up two four-hit nights this past week and had homered four times in his last four games through Friday.

Source: thestar July 18, 2021 00:11 UTC