I 'm sincerely intrigued by Ackley and his swing which is someway unhortodox (see moethedog remarks above that I find appropriate). I always appreciated hitters like that because they always find a way to get on base even if they do not have a text book swing like Molitor. Usually they are unpredictable and that's a very important trait if your're not Barry Bonds. The fact is that I followed carefully Ackley career in the minors and I'm not sure how his past lows and highs (because he had lows and highs without any doubt) are going to work at mlb level. He's certainly a very good player and it would be hard to affirm he will not be a regular in the majors and I realize that the M's fans have been waiting for a "messia" from too much time but I just like to wait some more time before going into the hyperbole.