Thomas Hatch
Born:
09/29/1994 (Age: 28)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Primary Position: RHSP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Primary Position: RHSP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
3rd Rd., 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft (CHC); Traded to TOR 7/30/2019
Entry Point: 4 Yr College
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: 4 Yr College
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | John Eshleman |
| Report Date: | September 25th, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | September 1, 2018 |
| Level: | Double-A |
| Affiliate: | Tennessee Smokies |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Well-proportioned, average height and build, strong lower half, above-average athlete.
Mechanical Notes
Athletic SWU from 3/4 slot with moderate effort. Hard push to plant foot, opens early, hard and early spine tilt to clear arm, follows through to plate. Breaks with some stiffness and hook, long in back, inverted-w, above-average speed, average extension.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2019 | 40 | 50 | Backend Starter | High |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Range | Comments |
| Fastball Value | |||||
| Overall Fastball Value | 45 | 50 | — | — | Projects to average, velocity gives the pitch some margin for error to armside, misses can be barreled. |
| Projects to average, velocity gives the pitch some margin for error to armside, misses can be barreled. | |||||
| Fastball Velocity | 55 | 55 | 93 | 92-95 | No projection left, no noticeable deception, lost tick late in outing, was late season look, should hold it into starts. |
| Fastball Velocity | |||||
| Fastball Movement | |||||
| Fastball Movement | 45 | 45 | — | — | Running life to armside, but flat everywhere else in the zone. Limited plane, will get some sink when extending down to bottom of zone. |
| Running life to armside, but flat everywhere else in the zone. Limited plane, will get some sink when extending down to bottom of zone. | |||||
| Fastball Command | |||||
| Fastball Command | 40 | 45 | — | — | Better to armside, loses pitches up and out over the plate at present. Half-grade improvement possible with delivery refinement, emphasis staying closed. |
| Better to armside, loses pitches up and out over the plate at present. Half-grade improvement possible with delivery refinement, emphasis staying closed. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 45 | 50 | 85 | 83-87 | Slurvy break, gets down action, doesn't have hard bite, works when he keeps it down, dangerous out over plate. Flashed ability to drop it in zone for MLB average, should get more consistent with reps. |
| Slurvy break, gets down action, doesn't have hard bite, works when he keeps it down, dangerous out over plate. Flashed ability to drop it in zone for MLB average, should get more consistent with reps. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 55 | 55 | 85 | 84-86 | Best pitch; throws with conviction and arm speed, uses right on right. Plus separation from velocity creates deception, fade is average but pitch works to 55 with location down. |
| Best pitch; throws with conviction and arm speed, uses right on right. Plus separation from velocity creates deception, fade is average but pitch works to 55 with location down. | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Control | 45 | 45 | — | — | Works FB to edges to avoid damage, will fall behind. Can get strikes with change, will have slider around zone but overall fringy ability to control at bats. |
| Works FB to edges to avoid damage, will fall behind. Can get strikes with change, will have slider around zone but overall fringy ability to control at bats. | |||||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Average | Average |
| Athleticism | Average | Average |
| Pitchability | Average | Average |
| Mound Presence | Average | Average |
Overall Summary
Average three-pitch repertoire will work in back of rotation on strength of above-average change up to get swing and miss and weak contact. Fringy command and control present risk; projects for slight uptick in command for stuff to work as SP.
