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There's and dang fine template for Paxton in these words, Doc:
"It is NOT that he has hair-fine command; he certainly does not. He frequently misses, but when he does he misses for a strike.
But what he has, is he has a HERE IT IS, HIT IT! attitude. Randy Johnson didn't have hair-fine command; he trusted his stuff, which is what Price is doing now. It's a cliche, but in this specific case it works awesomely well.
So that's Price's fastball: he is coming after you, and he's not sure where it's going to be, but it's going to be in the zone, so start the bat.
If you do start the bat, then Price's (mediocre) offspeed stuff is plenty to embarrass you. His slider "plays up" due to the fastball."
Pay attention, James. Uh, Zunino, too.
(of course, Paxton is probably walking 4 guys a game this year. But the Price "attack mode" is just his ticket.