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At least not at #2.
It's great that he can pitch 135 pitches Every. Single. Game. After. Game. After. Game.
But why does he have to if his stuff is so unhittable?  Where are his ruthlessly efficient 100-pitch demolition jobs?  He doesn't have any.
Double-digit Ks every single time is cool, but it bugs me that he seems so enamoured with racking up the big K stats that he throws a ginormous number of pitches every game. And it bugs me that his coach lets him.  And it bugs me that with the weak-sister bats, he can't just get guys out without thowing all those pitches.
Maybe it translates to MLB, but it doesn't strike me as "sure thing."
And Lincecum is a gymnast -- Ichiro on the mound -- Bruce Lee, to use Doc's example today.  It's fine that Bauer wants to be like Lincecum, but how does that make it a "sure thing"?  He's four inches taller and 20 pounds heavier.
I like his smarts and stuff, too.  But if I were a smart college kid who stood to make millions, I'd "re-brand" and hype myself as "Timmy 2.0" too.  And, seriously, the answer to every question is "no worries -- he's Timmy 2.0."
I'm not saying it's all hype, but I think there's too much chance to take at #2.  Maybe in other years, but not when we'd be passing on other top-level talent to take him.
Sorry.  Not meaning to sound snarky, but I don't buy in at #2.  Like everyone else, I hope it will all be moot and we get Rendon.