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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch
On pure stuff, Buchholz isnt necessarily the best. In polish and command, he makes his great stuff even more superb. He is a lot like Hughes. Sits low 90s with the occasional mid 90s heat and solid control of plus off speed stuff. One could make an argument that stuff-wise, Joba is better. But Buch has the control on him at least for now.
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I guess theres no real way to argue stuff but I don't really see another prospect in the minors with as good an arsenal as Buchholz. The results are undoubtedly there and Buchholz's curveball and change-up are now being touted as plus-plus pitches mixed in with a good slider and pretty good velocity on his fastball. Joba's fastball is definetly better but his offspeed pitches aren't on the same level.