Or the fact that Tampa has a lot of talented minor leaguers. They had options and went with Franco when the time was right.
Franco has been touted since day 1 so it made the argument harder for Tampa but Tampa is pretty good at what they do.
The minor league season did not start until May so they wanted to get him six weeks of games in the minors before bringing him up.
Sounds like what the White Sox should have done and then the Mariners as well.