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Bauer does seem to have sort of has a cork screw delivery similar to Lincecum to generate a little more power, but with a bit of a shorter stride. It looks like he reaches behind his back on the delivery. While Tim was kind of slung down low and the ball came from behind his knee. I read an interesting article on Bauer, and he films all of his bull pen sessions specifically to check his release point which is a little more difficult to perfect with his type of delivery. Very dedicated kid.
Cole on the other hand tends to reach behind his head to get the extra zip on the ball. Not sure if that is a knock on him, but I'd wonder if it could lead to shoulder problems.
Archive digging and trying to separate grain from chaff, Cole is supposed to be the more polished player of the two. Scouts say Cole has flashed plus plus on all three of his pitches. Slider, change, and fast ball, depending on which scout you listen to and which day they we're at the game. So it's probably safe to say that all three are very legit weapens. I like his slider. Hitters tend to walk away shaking their heads and talking to their bat. Most are saying Cole is polished enough to translate almost immediately to the bigs.
It does however resemble a scary Morrow vs. Lincecum senario. I can already hear the shrieks and nails down the chalkboard. Bauer's stock has risen since last year.