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I think I was first up around here to mention the Albuquerque effect on his '11 homers. But I wasn't discounting the power he has at all.  He has shown clear homer ability.  However, how many speed guys hit 9 doubles and 26 homers AND 6 triples.  Granderson's AA year in Erie saw him have 19 doubles and 21 homers, but roughly equal homers to doubles is different than Robinson's current 3-1.  Granderson was back to a normal 29-13-15 line the next year in AAA. In the majors Granderson has shown 20 homer power, then 30-35 homer power. This second stage happened at age 28...and then we saw his double trail his homers.  Didn't happen at age 23 though. In his AAA season, Granderson had nearly 3 times as many doubles and triples as homers.  Even now in the majors, as a matured slugger, it is running at about 1 to 1.  If Robinson's homer total isn't elevation added then he's showing a freakish growth.
Granderson ISO'ed about .215 and .225 (if I've figured correctly) in AA and AAA. Robinson's leap is from about .140 to almost .270.  Thin air helps.
But all in all, I wasn't saying those homer don't count for Robinson....I was just saying that some of them don't count. What he has shown, though, is more AAA power than AA pop. An evolution in his game is occuring. You got that right.
In the videos that I watched and posted last night I really loved how still his head stays.  He stays on the ball and has almost no bob and weave to his eye line.  There is one video of him in the batting cage at a MiLB all-star game where you get to watch how well he repeats his move.  Very impressive.
Like you, I loved his wide, low and choppy running style.  Ricky Henderson, (and in a different sport and era)  Mercury Morris and Floyd Little came to mind.
And while Robinson doesn't have a great EYE, he does seem to have a great eye. He's walked 104 points in AAA and 80+ points in AA.  That's quite terrific.  Interestingly, Granderson walked exactly 104 points in AA and then 70 points in AAA. He's a regular 75 point BB guy in the majors. If Trayvon hits .275 he's a .350+ OBP guy and a .460+ slugger. Not quite Ackley.  But very Carpish right out of the box.
And like you, I would love to see those first 200 PA's come in August and September, starting tomorrow.  I'm ready to worry about Guti's ego later.