"People freak out about the walks. I classify walks in two different ways. You have a good walk and you have a bad walk."

RTFA. This kid is awesome.

And maybe an h/t to Piecoro for doing the actual interview ... Bauer for saying the actual interesting things.

If I were the D-backs, I would not have effed with his headphones routine. Don't mess with success.

Consider me impressed, he's exceptionally well-spoken and wise for any 21-year old. If his performance ends up matching his philosophy, I think Jim Palmer will be an apt comp.

Wow! I'm impressed too. He sounds like he'll be fun to watch. When is he expected to come up?

And maybe an h/t to Piecoro for doing the actual interview

That's not an accident. From what I can tell, Piecoro is the best baseball beat writer working today.

Hitters are trained to hit the ball hard on the ground. Fly balls are bad.

Not really.

From what I can tell, Piecoro is the best baseball beat writer working today.

Alex Speier still brings the heat every day.

I think it's a very good period for baseball beat writers. One might even be tempted to call it a golden age of baseball beat writing.

4: he's at least up there - big fan of piecoro

I've been seeing many observers rate Hultzen a better prospect. I still like Bauer a lot, but I'm concerned about how many he walks, no matter how he justifies it. That's not gonna play in the show.

Also, on an unrelated prospect note, Nick Castellanos is hitting .413!