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Wishhiker sez,

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I figure the absolute ceiling comp for Vogelbach might be Ortiz, even though it's unlikely he approaches that career.  I've got zero expectation that he becomes the next Ortiz, just saying that seems like the peak of his family.

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(1) In the "Aiki-Doc" :: rolls eyes, winks :: article, we mentioned the raw power on the slash-homer down the 3B line?  At the 3:45 mark on this video?  I was WONDERING!! where I saw that swing before.  That's exactly where!  Thanks Wishhiker.

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(2) And as you bring up David Ortiz, he's another guy with the Ichiro ability to slow down a swing, reach over a table edge and square a ball up to LF.  From the standpoint of his movements in the batter's box, Ortiz really is the BEST archetype of any I can think of.

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(3)  Here is Ortiz' minor league line.  Compelling similarities, such as the weight and the spotty HR totals.  

Of course the Seattle Mariners powerflushed David Ortiz at age 22, the moment before he consolidated his power at age 23.

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(4) Exactly everybody knows the caveat emptor:  Ortiz is one of baseball's great late bloomers (and one of its most surprising age 35-40 dominators).  So he's an odd duck.  You don't compare every 87 MPH lefty to Jamie Moyer, as Wishhiker noted.

Little anecdote:  Bill James (who works for the Red Sox) loves David Ortiz to death, even referring to him as this generation's manifestation of Babe Ruth.  Point is, it's hard to overstate just how much damage a DH can do if everything breaks right.  

... oh, right, we're in Seattle.  Folks probably get that.  Speaking of which, Edgar at age 23 was repeating AA with a .264/.383/.390 slash line.  Seemed like all he had going for him was his refusal to swing at a ball.

Late bloomers who hit for accuracy first and for power later.  You wouldn't rule out the possibility of the Cubs regretting this trade for the next 10, 15 years.  

Fun stuff,

Jeff