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I like Langerhans too, in the 4th OF, *NOT* blocking anyone role. 
The eyebrow raise with Langerhans (for me), is this.  Major leagues - most ABs in a season was his first (age 25) -- 326 ABs.  Anyone else here know of any lefty hitters who became instant "he's only a platoon guy" -- but became successful when given a full-time gig somewhere?  Anyone?
No.  He's not gonna pull a Branyan.  But, what has he done when you multiply his games by 3, and come up with a number less than his AB total?
2008 - AAA - 62-G; 213-AB -- .310/.418/.446/.864
2004 - AAA - 135-G; 456-AB -- .298/.397/.518/.915
Everywhere else, he's been platooning and pinch-hitting.  I don't know what the plan is with him.  The upside, however?  The (nobody can get that lucky twice) pie-in-the-sky with Langerhans is that his production has been suppressed as a RESULT of him never getting a chance to be a full-time player.  Maybe Z likes the way he approaches the game.  Maybe the club remains disappointed in Wlad. 
Unlike someone like ... Gabe Gross ... Langerhans has never managed to post the .800 OPS in the majors to make the potential upside as obvious.  And I have no expectation that Langerhans is going to come in and start hitting .850.  He could just as easily pull a Cedeno.  But, given the results with Branyan ... let's just say, I'm open to open to the possibility that he could exceed expectations.