Mat Latos/Bud Norris?

OP has less than 10 posts/comments here. I’ll agree that he might as well have posted this in the Norris thread, but he’s not hurting anybody.

Some similarities there, as you noted. I personally think Cueto’s command is much better at this point . . .but a big year for him. Last year he traded some Ks and raw stuff for better control, it’ll be interesting to see if he can put everything together (in which case he may be a #2 starter) or if he settles in as a No. 3 (more likely). I find it interesting that you tell OP to expect numbers similar to Cueto’s 2008 and 2009 . . .Cueto’s numbers were dramatically different across the board between those seasons.

Norris has a really explosive fastball, but his command of it comes and goes. He DOES command his slider pretty well, but he throws it too much. Throws it to get ahead in counts, throws it in out pitch situations. Very obvious that he would make a much better closer than starter.