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Mariners’ Yordan-Lite Dream Gets Complicated By Double-A Growing Pains
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Mariners’ Yordan-Lite Dream Gets Complicated By Double-A Growing Pains

Seattle Mariners On SI·Tremayne Person·about 1 month ago
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The first thing we need to do with Lazaro Montes is resist the urge to turn his April stat line into a referendum. That’s how we end up doing prospect theater before the season has even had time to breathe. Montes is not supposed to be a finished product right now. He’s supposed to be exactly what he is: a massive left-handed power bet getting his first real full-season taste of Double-A pitching. That can be both exciting and uncomfortable. That’s also the fun and frustrating part of the Mariners’ Yordan-lite dream. The comparison isn’t meant to say Montes is about to become Yordan Alvarez, because that would be ridiculous and unfair. It’s about the archetype. Big Cuban left-handed hitter. Huge raw power. Corner-outfield/designated hitter questions. The kind of bat that makes you start daydreaming about middle-of-the-order damage if the hit tool gets to a playable enough place. And that’s where the conversation gets interesting.…

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