Given the way Alonso has played this year, having established himself as one of the pre-eminent hitters in Double-A, it’s poised to be a lot sooner than a couple of years. As Double-A Binghamton’s first baseman — and a decent one, but more on that later — Alonso began his weekend with a .366 average, .485 OBP and .679 slugging percentage, all career-bests by significant margins while facing his toughest competition yet.
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