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But Fister isn't our best starter, or our second-best.  If Bedard comes around with his ridiculous luck and HR/F rates Fister won't be better than him either.  And have I mentioned Jason Vargas has looked both unlucky and sharp this year?
A guy with sneaky FB that he can paint anywhere and offspeed offerings that get strikes at will can do just fine in this game.  I like that early on we've changed from more reliance on the curve to more on the changeup.  I think there are more Ks in Fister's game.  He's gonna get shelled when he doesn't have his FB command...but how often does that happen?
His game is set up for ease and longevity.  In a stadium where it's hard to hurt him with the HR, and with a bit more off-speed to go with his plate-painting FB, Fister may be around for the long haul.
How much better can it get than having a guy with 2 plus pitches as perhaps the #4 guy in your rotation?  If you can get 3 WAR contributions from the back end of your rotation and have top-line starters, all you should need is a BIT of offense to make some noise.
I know we can't manage a lot of offense yet, but the rotation should show a lot better as we move along and plate a few more runs - and Felix and Bedard get better results from their stuff.
It should still be a very interesting year.
~G