He has traditionally been a slow starter, and his ERA of 4.72 reflects that. Its hard to know for sure where he will end up, what kind of pitcher he really is. I agree that he is not this bad; I also don't think he is a sub 3.50 ERA pitcher, a dominant pitcher, any more. On a contending team he cannot be labelled their ace. More like a #3-4 SP for a contender, #2-3 for a bad team.