I'm not sure if this is vote up or down... but I expect Gallardo to perform like a slightly better Miley overall this year, but it will feel the same or worse than Miley...
What I mean is that some games he is going to have it, some he won't, and some he will eventually find it in the 2nd or 3rd inning like Mal says above he did today.
Miley had 8 Quality Starts out of 19 games for the M's, with a 4.98 ERA... I'll bet that Gallardo has at least 9 if he is allowed to start 18 games, but still with a 5+ ERA.
My "confidence???" comes from Mel Jr. Mel has to see how Gallardo started today, and his similar numbers in recent years, and thus Mel has a place to start from. Whether it is warming up longer before the game starts, or eliminating a pitch or location in the early inning(s) until Gallardo has found "it"... there could be an answer in there somewhere... but to be clear, my idea of Gallardo finding it still has him with an ERA of 5.00+.