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The age-2007 wasn't ignored.  It was dealt with explicitly in the article:  pitchers realized that Kotchman is no power threat, and stopped nibbling.  That's a fact.  They also realized that he pounds low balls into the dirt, that he's a sucker for a low-in slider.  Now his BB's and PX are going to stay at the delta level.  The changes from 2007 were delineated.
Taro pointed out the BABIP factor as well.
In other words, yeah, he had a good 2007, before pitchers understood how to pitch him.  You could chide me for having blinders on against Bill Hall's 30-homer seasons, too.  I can't pretend they never happened, right?
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When you assume ignorance on the part of those whose ideas differ from yours, if you assume that others disagree with you only when they have blinders on, you're going to wind up leading with your chin like that.  If you cut some respect to those who don't agree with you, then the conversation will be adult.
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On the side of your position, obviously Zduriencik does think there is something there, and that matters. 
If there is, I believe it will be an age-arc factor.  If he recognizes pitches better, maybe he'll choose to get under the ball more, as Lopez has, for example.  This has nothing whatsoever to do with the idea of Kotchman rediscovering what he used to do when he was 24.
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I've issued my disclaimer - I'm biased against Casey Kotchman.  Hopefully the light will turn on and Capt Jack will pull another Branyan out of a hat.