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I've looked over Hultzen's video again, and I have to categorize him back as high risk from an injury perspective. He displays the high elbow and poor timing at times. He also has an inconsistent followthrough and supinates his forearm. I also don't like the fact that he doesn't utilize his body in the delivery (poor hip/shoulder separation). He doesn't have awful abduction or timing, but hes has red flags everywhere.
I've been trying to buy into the Hultzen decision, but looking over it again I think Hultzen's velocity NEEDS to come back to justify him at #2. The results were simply completely different. He was the most dominant pitcher in college (Ks) when he was stting in the mid-90s (and its understandable with that decption), but merely good when back at high 80s low 90s velocity.
After giving it time to sink in, I still really dislike the decision to take Hultzen over Bauer, but it could work out IF that velocity comes back.