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Montero is a huge prospect with the bat.  Not at catcher, but as a future Konerko/Delgado, a guy whose bat MORE than justified the move from C to 1B.
He's our 1B of the future.  Just hear that we traded for 1B Montero, 3B Adams and whoever else and go with that. 
Konerko was the #11 rated prospect at 21 and the #2 rated at 22 when everyone knew he was a 1B.  Delgado was the #4 rated prospect at 21 and the #5 at 22 when HE was in for an obvious position change as well.  Their bats were that impressive.
Montero's #4-5 at 20.  He doesn't have quite the eye those guys have - at least not yet - but he's incredibly strong against same-handed pitching (slightly moreso than oppo, actually) and has low Ks with a high average.
Since I don't think he'll walk like Delgado or Frank Thomas, I'd actually comp him to somebody already on the roster, who also hits righties better than lefties as a RHH, had a good-but-not great OBP with a high average, low Ks, and power that was just short of amazing.  
Mike Sweeney.
Except Mike was a couple of years behind Montero's current pace.
Montero should be a MOTO hitter.  How soon?  Well, I'd still re-sign Branyan for next year...but Montero has done far more at the plate with a wood bat than a guy like Yonder Alonso, and he's 3 years younger.
Most Yankees specs are worthless hype jobs, but not all.  Remember when Robinson Cano was a joke?  Yeah...
Montero looks like the real deal to me.  And the first thing I would do is move him to 1B in Tacoma and get him ready for his new position.  He and Ackley can bond down there.
~G