With the 2011 MLB Draft rapidly approaching and the Blue Jays having a plethora of picks in the early rounds, June 6th may once again be a franchise altering day. I use the term "again" because you only need to look as far back as last year's draft to see what a smart man with a lot of draft picks can do to a farm system. In one year, we jumped from 19th (I believe) up to 4th in Baseball America's top farm system rankings, and these ratings were decided before we acquired Brett Lawrie.
According to Baseball America, 3 of our first 4 picks from that draft are in our top 10 overall prospects -- Deck McGuire (ranked 3rd, draft 1st round), Asher Wojciechowski (ranked 6th, drafted supplementary 1st round), and Aaron Sanchez (ranked 9th, drafted supplementary 1st round). With the departure of Scott Downs, Kevin Gregg, John Buck, and Miguel Olivo, the Blue Jays have a great opportunity to further increase our minor league riches. In honor of this draft and the great work Mr. Anthopolous has done, I offer an in-depth look into my top-15 prospects heading into the MiLB draft.
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