I may have been undervaluing him. I saw him as a longshot to stick as a starter, and more of a back end of the pen type of arm. LA must believe in his ability to start.
LA's behaviour right now is pretty interesting. Their roster is excellent with no real holes. and they're aggressively trying to improve instead of sitting on a position of strength and letting opportunities come to them. Kind of the opposite of a team like St. Louis that is generally content to hold on a roster they think is good.