Jarrod Kingrey

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  Ranked Toronto Blue Jays #28 prospect in 2001
  Kingrey doesn't have prospect stuff, but he has the results--including a combined 30 saves last season--to be taken seriously. Kingrey was the ace reliever on Alabama's 1997 College World Series runner-up team and ranked second in NCAA Division I in saves in 1998. He lasted until the 10th round because he doesn't throw hard, relying instead on a funky three-quarters delivery and a dancing changeup. Kingrey once threw his changeup 80 percent of the time, daring hitters to wait on it. He usually won those challenges, though, and has had nothing but success in pro ball. He led the South Atlantic League in games and saves in 1999. In 2000, Kingrey threw his fastball more, a mid-80s pitch with good movement and command. He keeps the ball down in the strike zone, though he'll need to refine his control at the upper levels. He'll have to keep proving himself, but he hasn't faltered thus far.