I'm not going too get to high or too low on Velazquez, but this team needs a guy like this. These Starters don't go deep enough into the games. Some are close too 100 pitches by the 5 inning. Johnson last time I was listening at Lunch had 70 pitches in the 3rd inning.
Maybe Velazquez niche is to go through a line-up 1 time, eat some innings, don't let opponents face him a 2nd time. Save this BP.
You need a strike thrower, contact is good just as long as it's not going out of the yard. Let the Defense do their job.
By the way cant wait till I see Derek Fisher for the Astros, when we play them, this weekend.