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Jason Churchill had this to say about him:
If Kikuchi were in the 2009 MLB Draft, he would have been a high-round talent probably ranking somewhere behind fellow prep arms Tyler Matzek, Zack Wheeler, Shelby Miller, Jacob Turner and Matt Purke and right there with Chad James, Matt Hobgood and Tyler Skaggs.
In other words, he's just your typical talented prep arm who is most likely going to flame out rather than some drawdropping, once in a decade phenom. That means he'd probably make less than $3 million if he were drafted normally and there is no point in going much beyond that to sign a teenager who won't help out for at least 3 years if ever.