from Baseball prospectus....
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Dalton Pompey, OF, Blue Jays (MLB)
Pompey has been a nice surprise this year. Not so much in regards to identifying the raw tools and what they indicate for his overall potential, but in how quickly things have clicked for a player who was just finishing up his first full-season campaign a year ago. The rise has been rapid for the 21-year-old, culminating in a call-up to The Show after stepping through three levels during the season. I didn’t expect such an ascent from Pompey when catching him in Double-A directly following his promotion. The tools stuck out, but there was still a raw look to his overall game that led me to believe it’d take time for him to find his footing in the Eastern League. He's a good example of a prospect riding the developmental wave, confidence helping sustain his success. Whether Pompey breaks camp with the Jays or returns to Triple-A next year for more seasoning remains to be seen, but this year has gone a long way toward establishing him within Toronto’s system. –Chris Mellen