IP | 99 |
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ERA | 2.64 |
WHIP | 1.05 |
BB/9 | 2.82 |
SO/9 | 11.09 |
- 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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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.