- Full name Scott Porter
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In an organization dominated by high school draftees, especially on the mound, Porter stands out. He was a closer at Jacksonville, where he led the TransAmerica Athletic Conference with 11 saves in 1999 and ranked fourth among NCAA Division I pitchers with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings. His 2000 season was cut short by a minor shoulder injury that required arthroscopic surgery, but Porter had time to show the Blue Jays why he had such success. He combines a low-90s fastball with a hard, sharp-biting slider that's the best breaking ball in the system. He doesn't figure to be the Blue Jays' closer of the future, with Billy Koch and Bob File ahead of him. But along with Orlando Woodards, he could give Toronto another hard-throwing set-up man in the near future.