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The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2009)
« Reply #100: April 16, 2009, 11:12:45 AM »
This makes it all the more hilarious that SI's Jon Heyman called him a breakout superstar and the next Jesus, basically.

I haven't seen that one yet.  I did find the rest of the Ken Rosenthal piece:

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Marlins' Bonifacio: Don't believe it

Hate to be a spoilsport about a player as exciting as Marlins third baseman Emilio Bonifacio, but ...

While Bonifacio is 16-for-33 after seven games, at least one scout is far from convinced that he is a keeper.

"He can fly, but once teams figure him out, he's going to hit .240," the scout says. "And his glove is terrible. He's a 40-error guy at third base.

"I think he's afraid of the ball, personally. If he gets buzzed and pitchers start throwing a lot of breaking balls to him, he's in big trouble.

"He's just a guy."
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Bonifacio is on his knees right now praying to St. Claire.  Who is St. Claire anyway?  The patron saint of batters?