Whatever they do with him, I hope he has a set role and isn’t moved around. If they view him as a starter, let him start, if they view him as a closer, let him close, if they like him in this relief ace role, keep him in the pen. Don’t move him around from starter and bullpen guy.
I think his role depends a lot right now on the rest of the roster. What is Houcks role going to be? What will rotation look like? Who do they add to pen?
I personally prefer him in the pen as a relief ace, his value there is absolutely insane and you don’t find those guys often.