i will agree that velo is somewhat overspoken about. The effective pitchers this weekend were lefties at 86-91 not the guys who threw 95. I watch with anticipation the lefties who throw 86-89 because that is where my 2019 sits. I've read and heard so much about you have to have velo to be effective in SEC/P5/and so on. Yet I'm amazed that the lefties that have control and multiple pitches are maybe the most effective week in and week out for the long run. There are closers who throw it hard but they cannot go more than a couple of innings. I still hold there is a place for both.
I did not see the lefty who consistently threw 82 from Auburn. I saw him 88-91 the entire time but would take something off his fastball as my son does and it would drop to 82-84 but then jump back up. It is referred by some as mid pitch between the fastball and changeup. You can't live there but you can drop the velo a little and then come back next pitch with the faster version and have success.