JD Hammer

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #386 prospect in 2015 draft
  An athletic, projectable player out of Fort Collins, Colo., Hammer first played shortstop at Navarro (Texas) JC, but his 6-foot-3 frame and projectable arm speed lead him to the mound. He's still relatively new to pitching, and he's already showing aptitude on the hill. Hammer has begun to fill in his frame now weighs 220 pounds. His fastball sits 88-92 mph and he's shown promise with both his breaking ball and changeup, though both pitches are still early on their development. Hammer's pitchability improved drastically throughout his junior year, and scouts see him as a low mileage arm that could potentially develop into a back-of-the-rotation starter.