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Right - Franklin doesn't need to be Hamilton to be a great player at SS.
BTW, Josh Hamilton in A-Ball (SAL not MWL) at 19: .302/.348/.476/.823, 5.5 AB:K, .38 EYE.
Afterward, he was the #1 prospect in baseball (for reasons beyond his A-ball performance, but still).
The company Nick is keeping is pretty rarified. Maybe he's the "Brady Anderson of the 50-HR club" equivalent, but odds are he's the rule (ie, destined for future success) rather than the exception. At SS, Nick is gonna have to work awfully hard in order NOT to be a decent option for us soon.
~G