Do you think he'll regain value if he continues to start? He looks cooked to me as a starter but maybe he could be effective as a late inning reliever again- that was my line of thinking moreso than me worrying about who our 5th starter in a non-compete year will be. But I do get what you're saying, if he starts again and succeeds he'd be worth a lot more.
But I don't think he's the same pitcher. Velo is lower and he uses his changeup now A LOT (never used to use it much at all) and his curveball not very much. Not sure that combination is going to allow him to achieve 2016 results.