Career minor league numbers is cherry picking, but using a half season at AA isn't? FTR, Hicks had a .844 OPS at AA, at the same age as Kepler is now. With less minor league time to get there. I agree Hicks still has a lot of room to improve, and a lot to prove. But he's as talented as Kepler, IMO, probably more so, which is my point, and I'd be careful in writing him off, and/or making assumptions about Kepler successfully manning an OF spot by 2016.