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When they first announced the pick I was kinda like another boring college pitcher, to add to the the boring collection of college pitchers that the Cubs have taken over the years.

Then you kinda read into and the things that he does well command, change-up are hard to teach.  What does he need to be a better prospect 1) Velocity- the Cubs have finally figured out how to add velocity 2) Better curve ball, the Cubs are really good at this.  3.) Slider, maybe make it more of a cutter. 

A year from know he could still be a below average fastball with a plus change and middling breaking balls with command.  He'd be a hard throwing version of Davies.  I nice back end of the rotation pitcher, which is perfectly fine for the 21st pick in the draft.  He could be a guy sitting mid 94-96, with a plus change, better curve and cutter with command.  That is a Jon Lester starter kit.  His weakness are what the Cubs in the pitch lab fix well.

The next couple rounds I'm hoping for starters with some projection, contact hitters and power hitters.