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Jesus Montero, AAA pitcher's park, age 20:
 
.277/.353/.472/.824
 
Adam Jones, AAA pitcher's park, age 20:
 
.287/.345/.484/.829
 
Adam's first 1500 pro at-bats:
 
.271/.315/.428/.743.
 
Jesus is a 1B/DH.  Adam is a CF.  As a CFer, Jones is doing just fine - but he's not yet what the hype said he would be and it's 4 years later and it hasn't grown exponentially from his minor league showings.
 
Do I think Montero is gonna be worth the hype?  Yes. 
 
Would I call him on a different planet than Justin Smoak because he didn't fold in AAA?  Nope.

If you can call Montero light-years ahead of Smoak and all other prospects, then you're better than guys who get paid 6 and 7 figures to do this, because many of them disagree with you.  Props for calling your shot though.  We'll reconvene in 3 years and see how it's going.
 
~G

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