How many do you realistically expect to have in the minors at 1 time? Beyond the players already mentioned, Salome has the potential to be an impact bat from the C position. Off the top of my head players that could project with league average numbers or better are Lucroy, Gindl, Cain, Dennis, Richardson, and Green. Other players I'm intrigued by are players like Garfield, Walla, Schafer, Prince, and Kjeldgaard. So the potential difference makers are Lawrie, Gamel, Davis, and Salome. Players that could be average or better are Lucroy, Gindl, Cain, Dennis, Richardson, and Green. I want to throw Schafer here, but I'm not sure he'll put up league average numbers, Farris isn't even putting up league average numbers for the position in the minors so I didn't list him. The vast majority of those players are in AA or AAA this year, so we'll have a nice infusion of talent to the MLB roster in the near future. We don't need to have a team of impact bats to compete, we just need a couple and everyone else to be average or better, just eliminate the black holes in the line up and we're okay. I can't believe I'm saying this but if Fielder would be extended for any length of time the offense it going to get pretty damn good. The only players I listed that you couldn't make an argument for 20 HRs out of at this time are Cain, Richardson, Schafer, and Prince. Even if the majority of those guys fail if we can assemble an impact rotation we'll be right there competing for the division every year. edit. Forgot to add Davis back in.