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Ya, but the difference is ceiling. At the time of the trade I was only relying on scouting reports and numbers and thought they were basically a push prospect-wise.
After looking at Smoak's swing, my opinion on him has changed a bit. I feel hes a high% shot to pan out, but his ceiling isn't nearly as high (especially from the right side).
Montero is basically the only hitter in the minors with the "tools" to approach 80 hitting and 80 power.
Given that everything else is bascially a push (slightly favoring Montero even) either than defense, you HAVE to go with the special talent. You just have to IMO. I love pieces like Lueke and Beavan, but I'd still rather go with the guy that has a shot to OPS 1.000 in his prime.