Hunter Green
| IP | 16 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 4.5 |
| WHIP | 2 |
| BB/9 | 9 |
| SO/9 | 6.188 |
- Full name Hunter Blake Green
- Born 07/12/1995 in Bowling Green, KY
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Warren East
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Drafted in the 2nd round (59th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2013 (signed for $942,000).
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Green struggled in his first start of the spring in bad weather with an audience of 40 scouts, but the 6-foot-4, 180-pounder has steadily increased his velocity since, operating in the low 90s and peaking at 95 mph a month before the draft. He throws from a low three-quarters arm angle and gets good armside run on his fastball, which appears even quicker because he throws with such little effort. Green still has projection remaining. He also has the potential for three plus pitches, displaying a quality curveball when he stays on top of it as well as feel for a changeup. The Kentucky has some minor mechanical flaws that affect his control, but those should be correctable.
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The Angels have been extremely patient in waiting for Green to prove he was worth the $942,000 bonus they him as a 2013 second-round pick, especially because it has been more than two years since the Kentucky-born lefthander has appeared in an official game. After a promising stint in Rookie ball in 2013, Green missed all of 2014 with the recurrence of a back injury from high school and then sat out all of 2015 because of a stress fracture in his elbow. A positive performance in instructional league last fall gives hope that Green can again become a viable prospect, and he showed enough to project that he could get to low Class A Burlington in 2016. Green's fastball was 88-91 mph during instructs and should tick up as he continues to regain strength. He mixed in a curveball and changeup but lacked command of his pitches. At times, Green would drop his arm slot slightly and his arm action wouldn't be as fluid, but the Angels worked on getting him to stay tall in his delivery. He'll work on his strength and conditioning during the offseason and hope for a healthy spring training. -
The Angels made Green their top draft selection in 2013, signing him for $942,000 as a second-round pick out of high school. Issues with his back, which affected him as an amateur, flared up again and kept him on the sideline for all of 2014. While he missed a year of development, Green still is younger than many players drafted a year after him, so the Angels don't see his lost year as a major setback. He worked on strengthening his core this year and needs to continue to add weight to his slender frame. Green threw simulated games before the end of the 2014 season, and he intended to pitch in instructional league before he had a setback. When healthy, he pitches with an easy delivery from a low-three-quarters arm slot, which affords him good armside run on his low-90s fastball. He flirted with a quality curveball and changeup in high school, but with just 17 pro innings, he hasn't had time to develop feel for them. He could break camp at low Class A Burlington in 2015 with a productive and healthy spring training, though he most likely faces a spring in extended spring training. -
One of the youngest players in the 2013 draft, Green dominated as a senior at Warren East High, going 3-1, 0.14 with 110 strikeouts in 52 innings. He allowed an earned run in his first start, then didn't allow another in nine more appearances. Projected as a potential late first-rounder, Green fell to the Angels at their first pick, No. 59 overall in the second round. He signed for $942,000. Green has an easy delivery and it looks like he's playing catch at 90-93 mph, but he struggles to maintain his arm slot. As he tires, he starts dropping his arm lower from its low-three-quarters position, which leads to bouts of wildness. Green walked a high number of batters in high school, and that carried over to his pro debut in the Rookie-level Arizona League. His arm angle gives him excellent arm-side run on his fastball. Green could begin 2014 in extended spring training before embarking on an assignment to low Class A Burlington.
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Green struggled in his first start of the spring in bad weather with an audience of 40 scouts, but the 6-foot-4, 180-pounder has steadily increased his velocity since, operating in the low 90s and peaking at 95 mph a month before the draft. He throws from a low three-quarters arm angle and gets good armside run on his fastball, which appears even quicker because he throws with such little effort. Green still has projection remaining. He also has the potential for three plus pitches, displaying a quality curveball when he stays on top of it as well as feel for a changeup. The Kentucky has some minor mechanical flaws that affect his control, but those should be correctable.
