Oregon RHP Josh Mollerus selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 2023 MLB Draft

Oregon pitcher Josh Mollerus has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. The Toronto Blue Jays selected him with the No. 304 overall pick in the 10th round on Monday.

Mollerus started his career at San Francisco before transferring Oregon ahead of the 2023 season. With the Ducks, he had a 3-3 record and a team-high 11 saves with a 3.44 ERA in 28 appearances out of the bullpen. He received honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as well as a spot on the ABCA All-West Region after throwing 36.2 innings of work out of the Ducks bullpen in 2023.

Mollerus spent four years at San Francisco before joining Oregon and made 68 appearances, totaling 126 strikeouts across 135 innings of work in that span.

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.