Who would you rather have:

Snider or any other three Blue Jay prospects?

Buck Coats!!! ...two votes? holy hell... Mama and Papa Coats must read Da Box

And here I thought Buck Coats was the trick answer..... And I'm wondering who the "other" is as well.

I love Snider, and Cecil is an interesting prospect, but what amazes me is how thin the Jays' farm system is, especially in light of the slew of draft picks they had in 2007.

what amazes me is how thin the Jays' farm system is, especially in light of the slew of draft picks they had in 2007.

The Jays lack Major League ready talent, alot of the players drafted in '07 are 4 or 5 years away from playing in the Majors. It was a good start to rebuild their farm, they could have a couple gems in there, or they all could bust, still too early to tell. But they should count on at least a couple being solid major leaguers. They need to continue to draft the best possible player wether it be a high school or college talent, and the system can be turned around.

They need to continue to draft the best possible player wether it be a high school or college talent, and the system can be turned around

If this is what you want, than you’re going to be disappointed with the current Jays regime. Last season on a edition of WWJP, JP said he wouldn’t draft a Scott Boras client or a HS pitcher in the first round. His track record of drafting backs up this claim. He has basically handcuffed himself from selecting a certain pool of talent. It’s a terrible draft strategy that’s hard to defend.

Bad question, as you can see from the results. A better question would have been: "who is the Jays' NEXT-best prospect, after Travis Snider?" Much more interesting poll.

As for the Jay's farm system, there are a number of ways to strip a farm system. Lots of free agents and trades is one way. Calling up a lot of your top-end guys to the show (Marcum, McGowan, Litsch, League, Hill, Lind) is another. Of course, the question of which of these guys was signed under the current regime is valid, and the Jays are the poster children for the lower-risk, lower high end philosophy's down side. The problem being the combination of a college focus AND reluctance to sign expensive high-end first-rounders. 2007 may have been a turning point in one aspect, but the examples of Detroit parlaying their expensive draft picks into stars ad Troy T's work with the Rockies don't seem to have fully penetrated yet.

The affordable college choices in 2005 were Ricky Romero and Troy Tulowitzki.  Cameron Maybin was (as it turns out) an affordable high school option.  The choice of Romero over Tulowitzki was not made because of a drafting philosophy, but rather because of an assessment of the players skills and the team's perceived "need" for left-handed starting pitching.  Drafting Tulowitzki would not have been much different from drafting Aaron Hill.

I still think Romero's a legitimate prospect.  He's produced at A+ but has had injury problems since.  He has above average stuff, he's left-handed, and his control problems are only a recent development (perhaps a result of the injuries).   I'm convinced that he could put it all together at any time.  The fact that he's in AA means that if and when he's healthy and figures it out, he could rocket up to the majors in very little time.  I'm still predicting he'll end up being a solid #3 starter, but he could be a #2, or at worst an oft injured #4.  Purcey is another guy who is no longer highly regarded but who could figure it out and tear it up in a hurry.  Prior to his injury last year he looked like he was on the right path.

I continue to support Trystan Magnusson. Based entirely on his name.