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	<title>Comments on: Checking in on the First Shapiro/Atkins Draft</title>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, the Jays had a draft philosophy, get the absolute best athlete, then teach him to do what you want, OR, draft a natural hitter. They showed some real success doing that, as, often, major league quality hitters can&#039;t be &quot;taught&quot;. The current brain trust showed in Cleveland they have no talent drafting hitters....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Years ago, the Jays had a draft philosophy, get the absolute best athlete, then teach him to do what you want, OR, draft a natural hitter. They showed some real success doing that, as, often, major league quality hitters can&#8217;t be &#8220;taught&#8221;. The current brain trust showed in Cleveland they have no talent drafting hitters&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Ro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AA was more interested in developing pitchers, and nothing is wrong with that. Interesting though - the head scout and talent directors have since been removed from the organization by Shapiro. Seems odd given their success in drafting.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AA was more interested in developing pitchers, and nothing is wrong with that. Interesting though &#8211; the head scout and talent directors have since been removed from the organization by Shapiro. Seems odd given their success in drafting.</p>
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		<title>By: Kelly McGruber</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly McGruber]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting question about housemade hitters. The only ones that come to mind are Pillar, Lind, Hechevarria, Gomes, Hill, Wells, Rios...now we&#039;re going pre-AA. Pretty short list compared to the number of pitching prospects that have made the big leagues in that period.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting question about housemade hitters. The only ones that come to mind are Pillar, Lind, Hechevarria, Gomes, Hill, Wells, Rios&#8230;now we&#8217;re going pre-AA. Pretty short list compared to the number of pitching prospects that have made the big leagues in that period.</p>
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		<title>By: Arjonn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s encouraging to see quite a few position players named in this article. The Jays have done well drafting and developing pitchers, but on the hitter side... not so much. 

If I ask myself &quot;Who are the most recent at least MLB-average bats produced by the Jays&#039; farm system?&quot;, it&#039;s sort of depressing how few answers come to mind and how far back I have to think. So here&#039;s hoping the new regime will be much better in this area.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s encouraging to see quite a few position players named in this article. The Jays have done well drafting and developing pitchers, but on the hitter side&#8230; not so much. </p>
<p>If I ask myself &#8220;Who are the most recent at least MLB-average bats produced by the Jays&#8217; farm system?&#8221;, it&#8217;s sort of depressing how few answers come to mind and how far back I have to think. So here&#8217;s hoping the new regime will be much better in this area.</p>
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