It is like everything else with baseball and measurables, if you are on the right side of the metric you have to prove you can't play if you are on the wrong side you have to prove you can play. It is understandable since quick yes/no decisions have to be made about a skillset and a number target weeds out people quickly. Measurables are a way to justify your decision to your boss the decision to allocate valuable scholarship money if a kid doesn't pan out the way you thought. You can pitch in the 80s and pitch in college at every level. More velo equals the ability to pitch over more mistakes.