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Just interrupting for a moment. 
Can folks remind me why Chance Ruffin is so underwhelming? 
He was picked almost right after Taijuan Walker (48th to Tai's 43rd).  I assume  that he was on their radar for that 43rd pick.
He jumps right into AA and puts up 11.4 K/9, then goes to AAA and puts up 10.4 K/9, and his minors ERA is 2.03.
This after a 13.5 K/9 in the Big 12 (Texas) and a 1.11 ERA and 0.94 WHIP there.
OK, so he's a reliever.  Seems like teams pay money for relivers, and sometimes give up Jason Vargas, Mike Carp, Mikel Cleto, Zeke Carrera and more to obtain relievers.
So the guys who said "we choose Ackley" "we choose Franklin" "we choose Seager" "we choose Catricala" "we choose Walker" "we choose Paxton" "we choose Hultzen" -- they say "we choose Ruffin" and we just say "oh he's a nothing set-up guy"?
I don't know, that's why I'm asking.