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The first 50 games are a mulligan, as with Pedroia.
But if Dustin Ackley, starting game 51 ;- ) starts raking to the tune of his Cheney May-June (translated), the M's are looking at a card flip for one of the all-time greats...
Rod Carew plus is the upside scenario ... and Carew had a 50-50 career, glove at second base and then moving off it...
Not being aware of that, is as bad as was their not being aware that Justin Smoak was the real deal... It takes one (1) game watching Ackley to see his total domination of the pitcher-batter matchup...
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Odd, the obvious distaste that a lot of scouts have had for Ackley. He's a dirt dog.