He's been throwing 2+ times a week for the last two months. He's probably ready from a conditioning perspective, it's a matter of how close he is from a developmental perspective. He seems like a guy who won't be ready developmentally until next year. By the time he gets his feet wet in the minors it will be September, and I don't think we're going to throw a guy in to the playoffs who has five major league starts.
That said, we'd be stupid not to try to sign him if he's close to major league ready. He supposedly had great stuff and he won't count against our international free agent signing money.