He's a rookie. So is Ryan Braun, Hunter Pence, Dustin Pedrioa, Troy Tuluotski and you see them playing well. Do you know what Pedroia's OPS was in 2006? .561 in 98 PA's Do you know what his OPS was in April this year? .544 in 65 PA's Just because Gordon started slow while other rookies started fast doesn't mean he's overrated. Also, Gordon was horrible in April and May but put up OPS's of .883 in June and .810 in August (he had a .677 OPS in July which was still better than April and May).