He has to be knocking on the door, this is his 4th season he's starting now and he's steady progress so far. He needs to be 6.50 - 7.00 in my view for this team to be a success.
Whether it happens or not I have no idea and won't make any predictions, but I'm simple that is what he should be doing - especially if Somerset are to go one better next season.
The general jist is that you think Joe Jacobs deserves a team place, which is fair enough, but you also said at the expense of 'over seas' riders - when questioned as to who exactly, so far you have been able to name Facundo Albin and that's about it.
I know nothing about him, but I'm led to believe he did alot of second halves at Berwick and Sheffield and was largely successful in them - presumably against NL standard riders.
However, that's one example, where are the others?