I'm a little less concerned with service clocks for pitchers due to their accelerated aging curves. Don't be reckless with them, but for the most part, use them up and ship them out.
Pulling him up now gets us what? 6 or 7 starts before the cut off date? Who cares?
If he busts, it doesn't matter. If he turns into a stud, we'll be happy having that extra year of control
gohara, soroka, and allard could end up being a mighty good threesome. looking like 2020 could be the year.