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[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I would have to disagree there. I remember for two straight years that I would hear on the broadcasts something to this effect. "We have thome now, but there is this kid hafner...wait until you see his power." Hafner tore up everything at every level

Nice story, except for the fact that you made it up. Thome's last year with Cleveland was in 2002, and Hafner was traded to Cleveland right before the 2003 season.

I came up with the Hafner comp on another board and think it's a pretty good one. Hafner didn't reach the majors until he was 25 years old and always had great strikezone discipline along with good HR power. He wasn't a regular with Cleveland until he was 26, and then he took off.

[Demonpenz]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

Nice story, except for the fact that you made it up. Thome's last year with Cleveland was in 2002, and Hafner was traded to Cleveland right before the 2003 season.

I came up with the Hafner comp on another board and think it's a pretty good one. Hafner didn't reach the majors until he was 25 years old and always had great strikezone discipline along with good HR power. He wasn't a regular with Cleveland until he was 26, and then he took off.

I must be thinking of they HAD a void that thome left and they had hafner in the minors. Ryan Lefevre or Spill was talking about that earlier this year.