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With the logjam at the middle infield positions, it is critical for the M's Brass to gain as much information as possible about each player, to give them a better chance to make the optimum decisions about which players to keep and which players to trade. That requires promoting prospects when they are ready. Being overly-patient to ensure that no prospect suffers a setback is an ineffective approach when the pipeline is jammed. Bringing Franklin and Truinfel up now frees Tacoma for Miller and the AA roster for Taylor. Maybe Franklin is a better MLB 2Bman than Ackley, and Dustin is the one who should be traded to clear the logjam. Nobody will know until Franklin is brought up. Time's a wastin', as well games being lost.