LaBombo, In my time here on this site, I have appreciated your comments. Whether I disagree with them sometimes... who cares. I guess I would believe that everyone on this site has some kind of disagreement. I have no issue with Smerf. By no means was I pointing out Smerf as the antagonizer. Your post did nothing to change my mind, change my vision of what could be, or change whether Hicks will be a solid major leaguer or not. That was never for sale. I am not in the business of selling things. I like it when people come to their own conclusions. Sometimes you need to let it ride and come to conclusions about a players development a few years into it. I am not even sure you disagree with me - you know what I said in my previous post is true. Like I said before - LaBombo, you are a valued member of this site, and I personally like most of what you put out there. Hicks needs some time to prove his worth... and I feel pretty certain it will happen. When... Who knows?