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Blue Jays: Initial Opinion Of First-Round Pick Gunnar Hoglund

SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 07: The draft board is seen prior to the start of the MLB First Year Player Draft on June 7, 2010 held in Studio 42 at the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Throughout the final weeks leading up to the draft, the Blue Jays were heavily linked to a pair of high school prospects in Anthony Solometo and Jay Allen. Both of the aforementioned names were on the board when the Jays pick rolled around, but GM Ross Atkins decided to throw fans a little bit of a curveball, and took a chance on the Ole Miss product, Gunnar Hoglund.