TORONTO, CANADA - AUGUST 28: Former general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Pat Gillick acknowledges the crowd before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of MLB game action against the Minnesota Twins on August 28, 2016 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
Pat Gillick will always be fondly remembered by the Blue Jays for his work as a GM. While he built some winners, he struggled with the MLB draft.
Growing up as a massive Blue Jays fan and getting to experience two World Series championships before my 10th birthday, I believed that my team could do no wrong.