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go north with the club

go north with the club
 v.— «“He’s such a good young player,” Manager George Bamberger said, “that there’s absolutely no point in rushing him. In my mind, I don’t think he’ll go north with the club. But we expect him to make it before long, and to stay a long time.”» —“Strawberry Draws Attention” in St. Petersburg, Fla. New York Times Feb. 28, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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