Well of course. And they guaged this wrong in retrospect. I think most teams would have not predicted MLB success for a player with the minor league numbers Gomes had produced. Players surprise, for better or worse. It happens.
And I like Rogers, he's useful to have. Though obviously, knowing now what a bust JPA turned out to be, and how devastating it was to lose Reyes last year, having Gomes and Aviles last year would have been very valuable.