Interviews are a tricky thing. Sometimes you go into one with a prospect thinking that you’re going to talk about topics A, B, and C. But once you get going, you sometimes find that the best questions are the ones you didn’t plan. Such was the case with Ethan Roberts, a relief pitcher with the South Bend Cubs.
I got to see him in action earlier this month and came away really impressed with the shape of his pitches and the swings he got. My initial plan was to spend most of the time talking with him about his repertoire, specifically his developing curveball, and about his run to the College World Series last summer.