It's really too early to tell if the two week space cadet approach is behind Hicks or not. Since then he is striking out less and walking more, and I definitely see a better approach this week -- laying off the breaking pitches in the dirt. Maybe that's because he getting better pitch recognition, or a better idea of how he's being pitched, or maybe he is just timid. Since he has swung at some first pitch fastballs (weakly for outs because they were borderline balls maybe) this past week, I think he's working on one or two things only and is not just scared up there: 1) pitch recognition of benders and laying off and 2) trying to find fastballs to hit early. I'll take the walks until the bat comes around, but am glad he's moved down in the order. Let's check back in with another 3 weeks before uttering the words "success" and "story."