Sure, people learn at different rates. Sure, he may be a success next year. People adapt at different rates, sure.
But he showed very little baseball instincts so far.
And I've lived in different countries and moved around a bit. The one thing that isn't different in another country is the game on the field.
He had a long long time he didn't play ball. He has raw power and skill. He may start hitting the ball like Hanley, and we would forget about his non instinct baseball mind. But that looks a way off right now.....