BA: It is possible that the best season of Lange's hopefully lengthy career will forever be his freshman season at Louisiana State. It's a hard season to ever live up to again--12-0, 1.97 with 131 strikeouts in 114 innings as the ace of an LSU team that went to Omaha. In the two years since, scouts keep waiting to see that same guy again, but the slightly lesser Lange they've seen is still very good. Lange doesn't get to 94-96 mph as frequently as he did in 2015, but more than anything, teams have realized Lange's plus curveball is so good that they are much better off taking and hoping to do damage against his fastball. When he locates his hard-breaking curveball, he can dominate, but on nights he can't land his curveball for strikes he's not shown that his command of his 90-94 mph fastball is good enough to consistently get ahead with it. He shows occassional feel for his upper 80s changeup, which flashes late fade on the right night. Lange's delivery involves some effort which has explains some of his command struggles. Lange's lengthy record of durability and success make him a safe option at the back of the first round. KLaw: Between Little and Alex Lange the Cubs took two of the best true curveballs in the draft class, both from starters who may end up relievers in the end. Lang delivery is very likely to push him to the bullpen but his breaking ball is very to hit even in the zone. MLB.com A first-five-rounds prospect who went undrafted out of a Missouri high school in of his strong commitment to Louisiana State, Lange made an immediate impact as a 12-0 with a 1.97 ERA to lead the Tigers to the 2015 College World Series. He was sophomore, yet he ranked in the NCAA Division I top 10 in strikeouts for the sec and he's doing so again this spring. Lange should follow Kevin Gausman and Aaron selected in the first round during this decade. Lange has two plus pitches in a ranged from 92-96 mph and a power curveball that stood out as the best on the U. last summer. He has a strong build and repeatedly has demonstrated the ability t the later innings. Lange is showing better feel for his changeup after emphasizi the pitch during his time with Team USA. Lange sometimes gets himself in trouble not staying online to the plate. Both of those bad habits cost him control, whic in his delivery has some scouts wondering if he might wind up as a reliever in t https://vine.co/v/eKlIUn7D2pA ----- Sent from JPTT on my iPad -- Chicago Cubs | All Playoff Home Runs of 2016 https://youtu.be/x-4e5qBvC-U --

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