In my view, he's a rookie. Just as I wouldn't give up on any other rookie, I won't completely give up on him either. That being said, I know that we've previously agreed that he can't hit a MLB fastball. That's always an issue. As a 30 year old, its not as though he's going to get any younger and finding more bat speed is unlikely. I'm not giving up on him yet, but I don't have a lot of optimism that he'll pan out. Then again, I've hated the move all along. So perhaps I can't look at this objectively.