User blog comment:Ricizubi/It will be Shirahoshi, if this doesn't convince you even one bit that I give up/@comment-1595565-20110520171203/@comment-1595565-20110520184055

Yes, perhaps, but not Shirahoshi. If I had to pick any one person from this arc as potential crewmember material, it would be Hyozo, since Luffy actually commented on his strength.