Dave Eiland is a diabolical genius, and you would be hard pressed to find a good argument telling me I’m wrong.
He has squeezed maximum value out of guys like Jeremy Guthrie, made risky free agents in Edinson Volquez, Chris Young, and Ian Kennedy (so far) into better pitchers than anybody expect, and has made bad starting pitchers into excellent relief pitchers with Wade Davis and Luke Hochevar.
He has also had a knack for getting the maximum upside out of his starting pitchers in the run prevention department.