He's much better when he can consistently throw mid 90s. I thought he would look good one time through the order as a starter but would give up some bombs the 2nd time through on his off speed stuff.
I thought it was a matter of circumstance that he hit well in the leadoff spot since he was hitting well when TA was injured. But he wasn't exactly scorching the ball before today and putting him in the leadoff spot immediately got him to hit the ball well. Maybe there is a correlation.