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"major league sources say"
Let's hope he would yield gracefully to the guys whose dads are younger than him.  He has 267 wins, so 300 is not a realistic goal.  That's good, actually, because it wouldn't be a distraction or rationale to give him more starts than he ought to.
Got a take on Jamie@49 Doc or anybody?
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I had Paxton as the #1 overall prospect, but I moved Hultzen ahead of him once it became clear that Hultzen really does throw 93 with precision (pitch after pitch after pitch) and can get to 95.
It's still a close call, but comparing Pineda, Hultzen and Paxton  using BaseballCube.com (which has college stats) the only thing about any of the three that gives one pause is Paxton's walk rate.  Paxton has been under 3.0 BB/9 only once. As a college junior it was 2.3 (but that year he also spiked in HR/9 at 1.26).
He has a higher WHIP as a result and, therefore, seems a little more likely to give up some big innings.
Hultzen and Pineda have never been over 3.0.  I would put the power/precision combo slightly ahead of the guys with a little less precision, which is why I'm also very excited about Campos and his 1.4 BB/9 rate in Everett.
But, cripes, they're all awesome.
And, notice that Morosi tosses Forrest ("something of a revelation") Snow (and/or "this year's Tom Wilhelmsen out-of-nowhere guy") right into the mix with Pax and Hultz, and it's probably "major league sources" saying that, too.