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Originally Posted by SandMan
I don't think that this guy will ever be of any true value. I would personally use him in the bullpen as a 2 or 3 reliever. He walks way too many guys to be effective as a starter. The upside is that he doesn't allow many hits. This is a hard one to determine if he is going to improve on his control but at his current age it looks like he has maxed out his ratings and will not reach his potential.
He is cheap for a reason. The AI knows that he is not a good pitcher and has him paid at the value that he is. At only 1.2M I would keep him as a reliever because of the excellent stuff rating.
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I wouldn't even use him as a 2 or 3 reliever. He is pure mop-up role. (But then again, my team has the best bullpen in my league.)
The pitcher I use for mop-up, makes about a million dollars, and is able to pitch 60-70 innings a season. He's by far the worst pitcher on my team, but he keeps the rest of my 'pen rested in a blowout, and gives my starters a break from having to go too deep into games too often.
So in answer to the OP: Use him in a mop-up role for a while. See if he improves. If he does not, keep him as a mop-up reliever until either he demands too much, or blows too many large leads. He's also effective if you are already losing a game by a large amount. Better to rest your other decent pitchers for sunnier day.