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I don't know how anyone can fault the M's for sending Smoak down to AAA like they did. He got away from the toxic M's clubhouse and into an exciting, winning environment. He got away from the pressure that warped his approach at the plate, was able to relax and get back to what made him such an elite prospect to begin with.
As far as Ackley goes, I would like to see him demonstrate dominance at AAA before bringing him up. He hasn't done that. The AFL stats are good but the sample size is very small. Nobody wants to see him come up and hit .207 for two months and then get busted back to AAA to get himself together. It happened to Smoak because he was rushed to the bigs before he was ready. Let's not put Ackley through the same wringer. Let the kid develop.