As Joc Pederson learned a few years ago after a slap from Tommy Pham, MLB players take their fantasy football leagues quite seriously. And with draft season coming up, teams across MLB are inevitably going to have some fired-up group chats. But when it comes to deciding the draft order, I don't think any team is going to top Max Scherzer's idea for the Blue Jays' fantasy league. He brought the kind of creativity that had the entire team thrilled to take in. Scherzer left the draft order up to a radar gun challenge from the support staff. Basically, the 12 participating Blue Jays players would draw a staffer's name out a hat. That staffer was throwing for the player's draft position. The highest velocity gets the first pick, and the slowest picks last. Blue Jays manager John Schneider was on the radar gun.
A Blue Jays fantasy football tradition: Our support staff decides the draft order 🏈😅 pic.twitter.com/hKW4XTHc3e — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 16, 2026 Assistant pitching coach Sam Greene won the first pick for Kazuma Okamoto with a 90 mph effort. Many of the other staffers were throwing in the 70 mph range.
Under commissioner Max Scherzer, the Blue Jays Fantasy Football draft order was determined by how fast each participant’s assigned team staff member can throw pic.twitter.com/Db9EJOi6CN — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 16, 2026 And sure, it might have been a little unfair to have an assistant pitching coach among the eligible staff members, but that honestly made the draw even better. Every player was hoping to pull Greene's name from the hat. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Max Scherzer came up with a brilliant way to decide the Blue Jays' fantasy draft order