Wilson is also going to get caught in a numbers game. Not only are his contemporaries of Locke/McPherson ahead of him, but you have Cole/Taillon behind him. To say nothing of the McDonalds/Lirianos/Mortons/Irwins of the world.

Wilson eases into the big leagues in the pen. The risk to the team should he struggle with control is minimized, as opposed to forcing the bullpen to absorb 6-7 innings of a lost-cause game. And Wilson gets to take baby steps.

Then, if and when Wilson establishes himself as an effective reliever, we stretch him out and give him a shot in the rotation in the tradition of CJ Wilson, Lance Lynn and Kris Medlen.

Any thoughts?

I agree, I think out of the three; McPherson, Locke, and Wilson, that while there is likely to be more consistency from the first two, respectively. However, there seems to be so much more upside with Wilson. I think numbers wise, he could be comparable to average #4 or 5 starters in the league today. The different is, most of those guys don’t have the stuff that Wilson does. Then, if you catch him on a day when his command is better, less than 3 walks I’d say, watch out.