How Good Is Jesus Montero?

Earlier today, EJ Fagan wrote a story on just how good Jesus Montero is. I'd like to add to that by showing you the minor league statistics of two catchers:

Player A:

G: 257

PA: 1071

BA: .325

H: 318

2B: 65

HR: 37

RBI: 176

OBP: .379

SLG: .509

OPS: .888

Player B:

G: 285

PA: 1210

BA: .330

H: 350

2B: 62

HR: 9

RBI: 169

OBP: .407

SLG: .426

OPS: .807

Now I know what you're probably thinking: these players are almost equal. Player A seems to hit more for power and player B hits a little more for average, but they're almost the same. Well guess what. Player A is Jesus Montero, and player B is none other than MVP-to-be Joe Mauer. (Keep in mind these are the career minor league stats for both players).

Yes, in fact, Jesus Montero has outhit the great Joe Mauer. Despite playing in 28 less games and notching 141 less plate appearances, Montero has a whopping 28 more HRs than more, he's driven in 8 more runs, hit 1 more double, and his OPS is .081 points higher than Mauers. Now that's pretty damn impressive if you ask me.