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Daulton Jefferies is a 6 foot, 180 pound right handed pitcher out of California who was drafted by the Marlins in the 39th round of the 2013 draft, although he made a good decision by not signing. Jefferies has a very good fastball he can comfortably add and subtract from anywhere between 90 and 95, has an above average slider with wipeout potential, and a developing changeup that should become a solid pitch to lefties. The small righty has faced questions about whether his body will be able to hold up in the big leagues, but he is one of the most athletic pitchers available in the draft and has a mechanically correct delivery that should aid him. Daulton has some of the best pitchability in the draft, as he knows how to throw his pitches for outs and when he should throw them in different counts. The California righty has slightly above average control, and his strikeout rates are up from last year, so he is beginning to catch the attention of teams picking in the 10 to 20 range this year. Daulton Jefferies has been flying under the radar for a while, but his continuing excellence has started to remind people of Sonny Gray, who has become one of the best pitchers in baseball. The Twins would be a great landing spot for Jefferies, and they have a history of picking college pitchers later in the first round, but they will need to be convinced that he has the durability to be a middle of the rotation workhorse.