PHILADELPHIA – The Toronto Blue Jays selected imposing Arizona State lefty Cole Carlon with their first pick, No. 39 overall, in a draft made more challenging for them by their run to the World Series and payroll spending.

At six-foot-five and 230 pounds, the 21-year-old started this season after two years as a reliever while also adding velocity to his fastball, which averages around 96 m.p.h. and gets up to 100-101, according to Baseball America’s scouting report.

The heater is secondary to his slider, however, which he threw more than half the time this past season and was described as “one of the best breaking balls in the class,” by BA.

How he fits in with what the Blue Jays try to do elsewhere in the draft will be intriguing as the Blue Jays’ signing bonus pool in the draft is only $5,543,100 –........

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