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We're talking about the last 5 years of M's minor league acquisitions, since Bavasi and Fontaine were here.
By definition, these guys are going to be still in the minors or just hitting the majors, such as Chris Tillman who just came up to Baltimore last year, but who is regarded one of the best young SP prospects in the game.
Clement hasn't yet hit his 30 homers, but of course how many AB's has he had in the majors?  Check him when he's 28, like with Jason Varitek.
Asking how much Morrow, Clement, Aumont, Jones, Tillman, Mark Lowe, Wlad Balentien, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Shawn Kelley, etc have done in the majors at this point? ... it's simply a little early for the post-Fontaine era to be assessed yet.
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Granted, the M's have always had significant issues in transitioning these guys to the big league game.  Might be something in the coaching water.  We all know the approaches they've taken with guys like Lopez and Bibens-Dirkx.  :- )