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“He’s very emotional, not your typical starter. He has a little Mark Fidrych in him, a little Turk Wendell, stuff he does before he takes the mound. After an inning he’s not afraid to stare into the other dugout and pump his fist.”

Kevin Towers, San Diego Padre general manager, on Jared Weaver, expected to be one of the first picks in today’s baseball draft