He's getting lucky right now, but maybe some of that is due to his insane popup out %. He beats FIP a lot, so his ability to induce soft contact is crucial. If that holds up in the bigs... he can be a #4 like I expect Moore to be. He's a changeup artist looking to keep his ERA around 4 in the bigs. That'd be fine if we traded Taylor Motter for him, but that wasn't the deal.
And if he CAN'T get those popup rates in the bigs, I expect him to get hammered. His control is not as good as Moore's, and we don't even know if Moore's is good enough. The hope is that Gonzales can use his changeup like Kuma uses his forkball. We're trying to get another Iwakuma.
Iwakumas that don't work turn out to be poor investments, though. I hope this one pays off, and as soon as this week.