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I understand that an A-Rod can take some time and a couple trips back down. So many seem to think if they don't gangbust like Trout then they're a bust. I am not sure where the perception comes from. Less patience maybe? I know there was almost daily talk of Ackley from the day he was drafted while A-Rod was only mentioned here and there. No blogs then though. Anderson was talked about alot, then Felix. Felix wasn't considered a bust exactly, just a disappointment in that he "should be so much more, but just isn't getting it". But Felix never really struggled in comparison to how much Ackley has. I don't know, but I never expect a prospect to just come on immediately upon entering the show. Not that it hasn't excited me, but all the mariners prospects that i recall doing so, at least since Griffey, never panned out in the long run.
I've never believed that there was one answer in regards to how to bring a young player along that was best for all of them. Pitchers used to often get introduced in the bullpen but teams have mostly gone away from that. It worked for maybe 50% of the ones in the Hall though. I think a lot of that has to do with not wanting to see a stud pitcher go max effort and damage something. It's on the teams to figure out what's best, it's just seems to me that they aren't when the approach is "one size fits all".