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His nickname's gotta be 'Great Blue', right???? As in, that's where he hits em.
He seems like a fundamentally different animal than Kotchman and Olerud, who are lankier and more talented.  Alonso  is thicker, bigger thighs, looks to me more like a natural power hitter.  Also his swing shape looks more light tower than line drive.  I'm just going off impressions, don't mistake my musings for anything based on actual knowledge.  ; )
I like that he was drafted as a prep player in the 16th round, then raised his stock to top-10 in the draft after killing the ball in college.  And in college he just got better every year....
I agree in your assessment that he looks far more intriguing than Hicks, and far closer to contributing soon.  The hamate injury is huge, you're right, and that could easily explain the dropoff in production the past year.  This could be buying low, especially with M-Vott-P clogging the path in Cincinnatti.