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Blue Jays Drafting: Ross Atkins vs. Baseball America

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 02: A general view of the media room stage as general manager Ross Atkins of the Toronto Blue Jays addresses the media after completing a trade earlier in the day that sent Kevin Pillar #11 to the San Francisco Giants during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on April 2, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

How well have “Team Shapkins” done in their first five amateur drafts, relative to Baseball America rankings?

A few years ago, I wrote an article comparing the first round amateur draft picks made by Alex Anthopoulos during his Blue Jays tenure to the Baseball America rankings in those years.