IP | 66.2 |
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ERA | 2.16 |
WHIP | .98 |
BB/9 | 2.3 |
SO/9 | 11.61 |
- Full name Jaden Kyler Hamm
- Born 09/05/2002 in Columbia, TN
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Middle Tennessee State
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Drafted in the 5th round (143rd overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2023 (signed for $397,500).
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School: Middle Tennessee State Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 20.9
BA Grade:40/High
Tools:Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 50. Control: 45.
Hamm started his career as a reliever with Middle Tennessee State in 2021, but has slowly transitioned into a full-time starting role. During the 2023 season, he started strong but faded down the stretch and posted a 5.31 ERA over 14 starts and 79.2 innings, with a 26.1% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. He pitches with a high, three-quarter slot and has a bit of drop-and-drive action and tilt in his delivery. Hamm throws a fastball that sits in the 90-93 mph range and was up to 96, with plus carry and more than 20 inches of induced vertical break. He spots the pitch well and threw it for strikes at a 70% clip this spring, but needs to develop more feel for his secondaries. Hamm throws a 12-to-6 curveball in the 78-82 mph range and also throws a low-80s changeup with solid arm-side fading life. He’s been a fringy strike-thrower overall with better feel for his fastball than his secondaries, but has a chance to profile as a back-end starter with a bit more polish.
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BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
Track Record: Hamm’s career at Middle Tennessee State showed flashes of dominance surrounded by moments of inconsistency. But ever since the Tigers drafted him in the fifth round of the 2023 draft, Hamm’s career has been on a steady ascent. He allowed eight runs in the second to last start of his college career. He allowed only three runs total in his first 10 pro starts.
Scouting Report: Hamm’s 92-94 mph fastball has exceptional carry at the top of the zone, regularly clocking in at more than 20 inches of induced vertical break, which is well above average. He doesn’t have an extremely flat plane to that fastball, so it’s more of an above-average pitch than a truly exceptional heater. He also throws a low-80s downer above-average curveball that works well at the bottom of the zone, and an average changeup that shows deception and fade. He’ll mix in a slider as well.
The Future: Hamm has the makings of four pitches and has improved his control to the point where he projects as a starter. He’s one of the breakout prospects of the early part of the 2024 MiLB season.
Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Slider: 40 | Curveball: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50
Draft Prospects
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School: Middle Tennessee State Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 20.9
BA Grade:40/High
Tools:Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 50. Control: 45.
Hamm started his career as a reliever with Middle Tennessee State in 2021, but has slowly transitioned into a full-time starting role. During the 2023 season, he started strong but faded down the stretch and posted a 5.31 ERA over 14 starts and 79.2 innings, with a 26.1% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. He pitches with a high, three-quarter slot and has a bit of drop-and-drive action and tilt in his delivery. Hamm throws a fastball that sits in the 90-93 mph range and was up to 96, with plus carry and more than 20 inches of induced vertical break. He spots the pitch well and threw it for strikes at a 70% clip this spring, but needs to develop more feel for his secondaries. Hamm throws a 12-to-6 curveball in the 78-82 mph range and also throws a low-80s changeup with solid arm-side fading life. He’s been a fringy strike-thrower overall with better feel for his fastball than his secondaries, but has a chance to profile as a back-end starter with a bit more polish.
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Career Transactions
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- RHP Jaden Hamm assigned to College Workout.