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"It's his first full year of pro ball," Snitker said. "But people were under the impression last year when we drafted him that he probably would've fit in on this club then. I think it was more this year getting him acclimated to the professional routine and things like that. Very talented young man."

His results at VU never matched the talent and the stuff. It almost seemed as if he was just a victim of bad luck at times, but it was always clear that he had the goods for MLB.