Mason Hope
| IP | 197 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.975 |
| WHIP | 1.452 |
| BB/9 | 3.975 |
| SO/9 | 7.173 |
- Full name Patrick Mason Hope
- Born 06/27/1992 in Tulsa, OK
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Broken Arrow
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Drafted in the 5th round (163rd overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2011 (signed for $250,000).
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Most of the time, a guy who can reach 94 mph with his fastball and back it up with a sharp breaking ball would be the top high school pitching prospect in his state and certainly on his team. That's not the case with Hope, the No. 2 starter on Broken Arrow's Oklahoma 6-A state championship team behind Archie Bradley, and the fourth-best arm in a loaded Sooner State prep class after Dylan Bundy, Bradley and Michael Fulmer. Athletic and projectable at 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds, Hope usually pitches at 90-92 mph and could add velocity in the future. His curveball is a wipeout pitch at times. He lands hard on a stiff front leg in his delivery, which causes him to pitch up in the zone more than he should. Though his father Pat was a star pitcher at Oklahoma State in the mid-1980s, Hope has committed to archrival Oklahoma.
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Overshadowed in high school by teammate Archie Bradley (the No. 7 overall pick by the Diamondbacks) and rival Dylan Bundy (No. 4 to the Orioles), Hope lasted until the Marlins took him in the fifth round in June. They signed him away from a scholarship to Oklahoma for $250,000. His father Pat, a standout pitcher at Oklahoma State, is enshrined in the Cape Cod League Hall of Fame. Mason has an advanced feel for pitching and pounds the zone with strikes. He gets a good downward angle on his fastball, which sits at 90-93 mph and touches 94. His biting 12-to-6 curveball grades as a plus-plus pitch at times, though it still lacks consistency. When it's on, he can throw it for strikes as well as get hitters to chase it out of the zone. His changeup is still developing but projects as an average pitch. Hope tends to get too deliberate in his delivery at times and could gain velocity if he can quicken it up. He's a fierce competitor. His performance this spring will dictate whether he jumps to low Class A or waits in extended spring training for Jamestown's season to open in June.
