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System in 20 Words or Less: Some elite position players and a cadre of young high-ceiling pitchers make Toronto the envy of every team in baseball.
Five-Star Prospects
1. Travis d’Arnaud, C
2. Jake Marisnick, OF
Four-Star Prospects
3. Daniel Norris, LHP
4. Anthony Gose, OF
5. Noah Snydergaard, RHP
Three-Star Prospects
6. Drew Hutchison, RHP
7. Justin Nicolino, LHP
8. Deck McGuire, RHP
9. Adonys Cardona, RHP
10. Kevin Comer, RHP
11. Christopher Hawkins, OF
Nine More:
12. Aaron Sanchez, RHP: He’s still a high-ceiling arm, but he will need more work than was anticipated.
13. Jacob Anderson, OF: This supplemental first-round pick is a long, lean athlete with power potential.
14. Joe Musgrove, RHP: Musgrove, who was taken just 11 picks after Anderson, is a physical beast with plus velocity and an advanced breaking ball.
15. Dwight Smith, OF: The son of the former Cub inherited his father's hitting ability...
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Baseball Prospectus:
PLAYERS:
Anthony Gose,
Drew Hutchison,
Deck McGuire,
A.J. Jimenez,
Carlos Perez,
Adeiny Hechavarria,
Gio Gonzalez,
Eric Arce,
Joel Hanrahan,
Jon Lester,
Brett Lawrie,
Henderson Alvarez,
Kyle Drabek,
Travis Snider
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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