The farm system is in good condition. Toronto takes a "raw tools" approach when looking for prospects, but they've actually been able to turn athletes into players more often than they used to. They have a lot of middle infield depth, a good mixture of power and speed, and a Latin American program on the upswing once again. With Roy Halladay and Billy Koch arriving in the majors last year, high-level pitching is thin, which is the major weakness in the system right now.

Alexis Rios, an outfielder from Puerto Rico, was the first player picked. He has raw power and speed, but will take awhile to figure out how to play the game. Second-rounder Michael Snyder, a third baseman from high school in Chino Hills, California, also projects good power. Third-rounder Matt Ford, a polished lefty from high school in Florida, was very impressive in rookie ball.

Fourth-round pick Brian Cardwell is a 6-10 right-hander bought away from a basketball scholarship to the University of Tulsa. He has great potential, but will take time to develop. That can be said for almost everyone picked in the early rounds.

Two college players to keep an eye on are 11th-rounder Charles Kegley from Okaloosa-Walton Junior College in Florida, and 18th-rounder Peyton Lewis from Creighton University in Omaha. Both throw quite hard and could move quickly.

Overall, the success or failure of this draft will depend on the success of the high-schoolers picked early.