You have to give him a shot. I have zero expectations that there's anything there, but there's also no reason not to find out. Maybe this is the thing to finally get him going. I mean, I'm expecting him to get humiliated, but there's a chance I guess that maybe this gets him going. As bad as the pitching has been, how much worse can he be? Here's hoping for the best!
Yep. Get your feet wet, go back and learn from the beating you just took. Work on it and try to fix it for next time.