QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 12:20 AM)
Right, it will be a really interesting debate at that time, since Thompson is still in AA and there's a big question whether he would be able to hold his own offensively without at least seeing more AAA/AAAA pitchers first.
That said, Mitchell/Gorkys/Tekotte/Danks don't do anything for me, or for our long-term chances to produce a pennant winner/contender.
And Thompson's not one of our top 8 prospects anymore, so the risk factor (sure, he might fall flat on his face) starts to get mitigated by the "well, we have nothing to lose trying" and there's the learning curve of seeing the differences between AA/AAA and major league pitching. Which he would hopefully respond well to...and take it as a lesson and experience to build upon.
I agree that Thompson needs to hold the line and hopefully in 6 weeks or so they push him up to AAA and maybe he gets a cup of coffee with the sox. Personally I think Danks has the ceiling of 4th/5th OF and will be a solid addition to our bench before he gets too expensive. As for Thompson's ceiling if he can become Drew Stubbs that would be huge. As for defensive positioning I don't think Garcia even at his young age has a future in RF they should move him to LF.