I think over the past year here I have been one of the biggest if not the biggest Gomez supporters on this board. As endaround noted, Gomez's defense alone makes him about an average starter. If he could hit even a little bit he would be above average. And when he was hitting 2nd I said all along as well he has no business hitting that high. If you bat him 8th and give him a full season's of at bats I really think he would be a solid player for the Brewers. He just needs to play everyday. His only year he played in over 140 games he had a WAR of 2.4 in that year. In a line up with Braun, Fielder, Weeks, Hart and McGehee. I really think having a elite defensive CF and AS LONG AS HE IS HITTING 8TH is just fine. And I understand he does some boneheaded things on the basepaths, but guess what? So does Nyjer Morgan. So even though he can be frustrating as heck at times, as long as he is hitting 8th he is perfectly fine playing everyday IMO. And he certainly is not "worthless" or "terrible" as some people on this board might think.