There's also a reason that his teammates cost him games by a ton or errors, and bad defensive plays on the field. That 2-10 record Buerhle had was very deciving. He didn't pitch what his record showed eariler in that season. Yes, he did get hit hard, but that doesn't mean that's the reason he was 2-10. I remember alot of his teammates cost him games by errors or musjudged plays. (Jimenez n valentin are two of them) That's why he got back to a respectable record after the all-star break. If he was being "figured out," then teams would have hit him harder continueously during that span. His teammates also backed him up as well. He was incredible during the playoff run. He has not been at a steady decline, especially considering he's a 25 year old now still learning how to pitch. He even said he tried to get hitters out last season trying to sink the ball, rather than change speeds often when he had success during the past couple seasons. I'd expect a rebound from Buerhle this season.