He raced of the gate like some sort of mythical figure, a big 6-foot-6 freshman whose first pitch as a Ragin’ Cajun in 2014 was clocked by an M.L. “Tigue” Moore speed gun at 100 miles per hour.

Reagan Bazar has slowed down a tad since.

He’s instead learning how to shift gears, and the worth of staying in his lane and, perhaps most critically, how three pitches are better than one.