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Luis Gil

broke through our defenses. Everything we’ve learned from years of sports fandom teaches us to keep our guard up and never fall in love. After all, prospects will break your heart. Jesús Montero. Manny Bañuelos. Drew Henson. Andrew Brackman. Brien Taylor! Gil isn’t nearly as acclaimed as anyone listed above had been. Two weeks ago, he was just an injury replacement who was supposed to pop back down to Scranton-Wilkes Barre and maybe resurface in the bullpen at some point. He was another Albert Abreu or Nick Nelson.