Interview With Michael Crouse

Michael Crouse was selected by your Toronto Blue Jays in 16th Round (489th overall) of 2008 Amateur Draft.  He was given a  $150,000 signing bonus by scout Kevin Briand.

"Great body kid, he actually looks like (Alex) Rios physically," said Blue Jays scouting director Jon Lalonde at the time he was drafted. "Athletic, a bit of a project, he's going to take time in development and patience, but you can really dream on him. He's got a really high ceiling." 

Our boy Jesse - who in all fairness has only been watching him for not even a week - says this:

First thing that occurs to me is athleticism.  I haven’t seen anything mind-blowingly awesome… but he’s 19, he’s growing, he’s fast, he’s got a quick bat, he works hard, he’s smart, he can play the outfield, he can throw… He’s very clearly the sort of player whose ceiling is really high.

This embedded stats table comes courtesy of Baseball Reference.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	17	Blue Jays	GULF	Rk	TOR	7	20	15	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	7	.133	.316	.267	.582	4	1	1	1	0	0
2009	18	Blue Jays	GULF	Rk	TOR	55	214	188	28	41	9	4	2	17	25	5	23	53	.218	.308	.340	.649	64	5	2	0	1	1
2010	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	TOR	32	121	109	19	35	8	3	4	20	9	7	10	37	.321	.388	.560	.948	61	1	2	0	0	0
2010	19	Blue Jays	GULF	Rk	TOR	28	107	96	17	32	7	3	4	20	9	6	9	32	.333	.402	.594	.996	57	1	2	0	0	0
2010	19	Lansing	MIDW	A	TOR	4	14	13	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	.231	.286	.308	.593	4	0	0	0	0	0
3 Seasons						94	355	312	49	78	17	8	6	37	35	13	36	97	.250	.336	.413	.750	129	7	5	1	1	1
Rk (3 seasons)						90	341	299	47	75	16	8	6	37	35	12	35	92	.251	.338	.418	.756	125	7	5	1	1	1
A (1 season)						4	14	13	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	.231	.286	.308	.593	4	0	0	0	0	0

That looks very encouraging and all but......

What if I now told you he is a Canadian boy from out West?

Team: North Shore Twins (B.C. Premier Baseball League)
Hometown: Port Moody, B.C.
High School:  Centennial (Coquitlam, British Columbia)  "Centaurs"