I see what your saying, but the guy is 24. Carlos Gomez had better stats when he was 24. Ells hit .282 and had 50 stolen bases when he was 24. Xander is 21 and he is much further ahead offensively. Pedroia won an mvp at 24. Sure he hasn't even had like 300 at bats, but how long should the sox wait for him to show some promise offensively?