07-09-2007, 12:15 AM
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A good article on MLB.com on Cameron Maybin, one of the best prospects in Tigers farm system: The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News Quote:
With Maybin's five-tool talent and instincts for the game, the question with him has never been if he makes the Major Leagues, but when. The aura of inevitability grew stronger when he more than held his own playing regularly in Spring Training, when he was still a 19-year-old.
So far, however, the Tigers have emphasized patience with him. Though his spring performance raised the speculation that he could jump a level to Double-A Erie, he opened for Lakeland and stayed there. In a lot of ways, the experience has been good for him.
Playing in what is considered a pitcher's league because of the jump in talent and big ballparks, Maybin is showing off just about every facet of his game. His .303 average is nearly identical to his clip last year for Class A West Michigan, while his eight homers are one off of his total for the entire 2006 season.
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