Well plenty of people wanted to keep Hicks as a stop gap to give Buxton more time at AAA, though I won't argue there were some who wanted a Rosario, Buxton, Hicks OF.

Regardless, Rosario needs a lot more time in AAA, so there would still be room for Kepler.

Not sure what you're trying to say in that last sentence... But Eddie Rosario is a better player than Aaron Hicks. Eddie has his warts but he has accumulated more career value than Hicks in 60% of the playing time.

Not sure what you're trying to say in that last sentence... But Eddie Rosario is a better player than Aaron Hicks. Eddie has his warts but he has accumulated more career value than Hicks in 60% of the playing time.

I'm not disputing that. Just pointing out that it wouldn't block Kepler either way.