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Not seeing Edgar, Ackley type HIT ability thus far so am not inclined to that template whatsoever.
Admittedly Tex has a year or so on Smoak in the age arc but it's hardly the case that your comp pairs shadow each other Year. for. Year. Smoak needs a 25 homer year here, 30 plus next year probably if he is going to be an MVP candidate. Other than that you'll find cleanup hitters who emerged a lot later than 23 ....
Surprised that Smoak's swing doesn't impress more, and he's got the size as well. Wouldn't want to try to find an ML scout who'd cap him at 25'ish dings.
Possible tho, and one month ago people were telling me that he wouldn't be any good at all, so we're making steady progress :-)