he's a good pitcher to have on your team, not really an ace, but can make the transition from starter to bullpen easily especially in long relief (in case someone like that is needed in a short series in the playoffs, which the Reds probably won't see, let alone use those talents if they get there) he has gotten better as he has matured in the last few years, and working with Varitek every outing as well as learning from Pedro and Schilling I'm sure helped that.  Although he has some pretty good pitches he has outings where he's a little messy, missing spots etc, but again his control has improved every year.

I've watched him pitch before, and the windup might be weird, his leg seems to rotate in the opposite direction I would think it would, but it works for him, and I wonder if it messes with batters trying to see his release point

and although maybe this gives female fans a bad rap, I also notice that he must have velcro on his shoes as his pants always cover the heel