The level of difficulty does though, and Cedeno isn't good enough to play at this level. How is it possible to be so great on one level and then be not even worthy of a roster spot on the next level. It makes no sense. Come on man, it's not like Cedeno is/was a can't miss prospect or anything. He was pretty good in Rookie ball, then stunk his way through A ball over the course of two and a half years, was alright in AA, very very good in AAA, then awful in his first full season in the big leagues, and looked like crap this year in both stints with the club. So really, in the five levels (Rookie, A, AA, AAA, and MLB) he was great in one of them. Fluke? I have my opinion, you're welcome to yours, but I can't say I agree with it. It couldn't possibly be that the Cubs rushed him through those other levels when he wasn't age-appropriate. Ahh, why do I bother? SSR can do this better than me. He was 18 when he started A ball, 21 when he finished. I don't think rushing him was at all an issue.