I think that is precisely why the Rockies held on as long as they did, they look at jdlr who had been given up on by 2 teams and found himself with the Rockies at the age of 27? Jdlr early on had good stuff just was a bit of a head case on the mound, but he found his way with the Rockies.  Lyles has good stuff, sometimes filthy stuff, watch him get 2 quick outs and then implode or take an 0-2 count to a walk or a full count hit.  Lyles is only 26, someone will take a chance on him and it would not surprise if in 10 years lyles was still in the MLB because he figured it out, but it was clear he was not going to figure it out with the Rockies, so more then past time for both parties to move on.