Drafted in the 14th round (415th overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005.
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James pitched well on the junior national team's spring trip to Florida and was the top prospect at a workout for elite Canadians staged in mid-May by the Major League Scouting Bureau. James doesn't throw much harder than 86-87 mph, but he has an athletic body and is projectable. His mid-70s curveball has good bite and rotation, and his changeup has a chance to be an average pitch.
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