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2008 This hulking teenager, the recipient of a $2 million signing bonus in 2006, has spectacular, Roy Hobbs-shattering-the-clock power. He's also a miserable catcher, having thrown out just three of 32 attempted basestealers last year. The Yankees are still wrestling with whether he'll learn the position with time or just has no aptitude for it, but they're going to put off the decision for as long as possible so as to give Montero every chance to make it as a backstop. What's certain is that he's already huge and terrifically slow, as his seven double plays in 107 at-bats in his professional debut last year suggest. As such, his future is limited to one of three positions: catcher, first base, or ornamental fountain.
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