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The 65 for hitting would be a compliment, not a limitation, and would make him the M's best contact hitter other than Ichiro and perhaps Ackley...
70-80 on the HIT tool is usually reserved for the Gwynns, Carews, Ichiros etc, and after all, Montero does strike out 100 times per year, with an EYE ratio that is not all that strong... he fanned once per game as a Yankee, fanned 17 times in 18 games.  You don't get an 80 on the HIT tool if you are on the strikeout leaderboard :- )
He's liable to hit around .300 though and that pushes him into the 65, maybe 70 area.
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If somebody wanted to argue 80 on the hit tool, like with power hitters Pujols and Mauer, I wouldn't call that absurd.  He has been VERY young for his levels, and he's been playing catcher.  For a 20-21 year old catcher to hit .300+ in the high minors, swinging as hard as he does, maybe, yeah.
If Montero does jell at 70-80 on the hit tool, he really will be Albert Pujols, and it's not absurd to ask about that.  Zduriencik seems to think that he is.
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Bear in mind that Dr. D hasn't actually seen many of these players yet :- ) the coefficient of confidence as to the POTD's of Montero, Catricala, Taijuan, Snow, etc is not high...