re: Will Hess easily touch 100mph

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So you're saying as a starter he'll hold back some on his fastballs?

Pretty much. Starters can't give max effort on every pitch and expect to go 7-8 innings. In critical spots they'll go max effort.

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Yeah, this is the answer.

But the bigger question will be: how seriously will they push to move him to a starting role?
We don't normally see pitchers specifically used as closers in college ball, the coaches try to put their best guys at starting spots, and let the big leagues sort things out later. But Hess's situation isn't the usual one: he's gone from erratic starter with above average stuff, to elite closer with elite stuff. It's like they hit the lottery with this move, and I don't know that you fiddle with it. He'd be a first round pick right now if you leave him alone, he could drop if you screw him up making him try to pitch 7+ innings a game.