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but there's something I worry about with him. He has a very deliberate wind up to home plate with the bases empty, and since he is a super duper athlete he is able to repeat it nearly everytime. As a result of his absolute dominance over the NCAA, he only had to pitch from the stretch a small handful of times throughout each game, and when he did his control (still quite good) wasn't as crisp. I've seen it many times  but a pitcher is rolling along like he's playing a beer league softball team, and then a guy bloops his way on base, then the next guy walks, and suddenly the wheels are coming off.
He will quite clearly have to pitch from the stretch more often in the pro's, and maybe he will make the necessary adjustments, I've heard he's a bright guy. But it could be something he could struggle with early on. It's something I think gets overlooked a lot, that guys with funky deliveries can often struggle repeating themselves from the stretch.