Jordan Humphreys
| IP | 134 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 2.552 |
| WHIP | 1.112 |
| BB/9 | 2.216 |
| SO/9 | 8.731 |
- Full name Jordan Humphreys
- Born 06/11/1996 in Crystal River, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 223 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Crystal River
- Drafted in the 18th round (539th overall) by the New York Mets in 2015 (signed for $150,000).
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TRACK RECORD: The Mets love to throw darts at Florida high school pitchers in the later rounds of the draft. Humphreys is one of their more notable hits. He led the Rookie-level Appalachian League in strikeouts in 2016 and really began to pop at low Class A Columbia in the first half of 2017, when he went 10-1, 1.42 in 11 starts and earned a promotion to high Class A St. Lucie. After two Florida State League starts his season was over and he had Tommy John surgery that August.
SCOUTING REPORT: Those two FSL appearances were the last the Mets saw of Humphreys until a pair of 2019 rehab starts in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, followed by 12 innings in the Arizona Fall League. Humphreys succeeds more with command than pure stuff but has the ability to dot the corners and also pitch north-south effectively thanks to the spin and ride on his fastball. He pitches in the low 90s with a high near 94 mph and works both sides of the plate effectively. Humphreys' high-spin, high-70s curveball pairs well with his fastball and has average depth. His average changeup has action to his arm side. He began regaining feel for the pitch after the layoff in the AFL.
THE FUTURE: Despite missing nearly two and a half seasons, Humphreys showed enough in the AFL to convince the Mets to add him to the 40-man roster to shield him from the Rule 5 draft. He has the ceiling of a No. 4 starter and is probably two years away. -
Track Record: Tommy John surgery cost Humphreys nearly half of 2017 and all of 2018, but he is poised to resume his climb up the Mets' organizational depth chart in 2019. Prior to his August 2017 surgery, Humphreys had breezed through low Class A Columbia, going 10-1, 1.42 in 11 starts to reach high Class A St. Lucie.
Scouting Report: Control was a major asset for Humphreys prior to his elbow injury. If he makes a full recovery, his strike-throwing ability could be a separator. He paints both sides of the plate with a low-90s fastball that bumps 94 mph, while showing precocious fastball command for a young pitcher. Humphreys has grown into his 6-foot-2 frame since turning pro out of the Florida high school ranks, and all his stuff has ticked up. His above-average, high-spin, high-70s curveball changes eye levels and allows him to work north with his fastball and south with his breaking ball. He still must develop feel for his changeup to round out his arsenal and profile as a No. 4 starter.
The Future: Humphreys could move quickly if he regains the form he showed in 2017 and could reach Double-A by the end of 2019. That would be a boon to a Mets system thin in upper-level starting pitchers. -
Under Southeast regional supervisor Steve Barningham, the Mets have hit the state of Florida hard in recent drafts, both at the top of the board--second-round position players Pete Alonso, Desmond Lindsay and Mark Vientos--and with later-round high school pitchers. The 18th-rounder Humphreys fits in the latter group, along with righthanders such as John Gant (2011), Rob Whalen (2012) and Christian James (2016). Humphreys began to emerge as a prospect in 2016, but didn't fully break through until 2017, when he went 10-1, 1.42 in 11 starts at low Class A Columbia to earn a mid-June promotion. He made just two starts at high Class A St. Lucie before going down with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery in August. Humphreys has all the ingredients to be a No. 4 starter. He throws strikes to both sides of the plate with plus fastball control (career walk rate of 1.6 per nine innings), he changes eye levels with a high-spin, high-70s curveball and has begun to develop feel for a solid-average changeup. He sat in the high 80s in high school before his body matured, but now pitches at 90-92 mph and tops out at 94. His fastball misses bats up in the zone with riding life. Humphreys won't pitch in a game until 2019, but once healthy he could move quickly.
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- Rated Best Control in the New York Mets in 2018
Scouting Reports
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TRACK RECORD: The Mets love to throw darts at Florida high school pitchers in the later rounds of the draft. Humphreys is one of their more notable hits. He led the Rookie-level Appalachian League in strikeouts in 2016 and really began to pop at low Class A Columbia in the first half of 2017, when he went 10-1, 1.42 in 11 starts and earned a promotion to high Class A St. Lucie. After two Florida State League starts his season was over and he had Tommy John surgery that August.
SCOUTING REPORT: Those two FSL appearances were the last the Mets saw of Humphreys until a pair of 2019 rehab starts in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, followed by 12 innings in the Arizona Fall League. Humphreys succeeds more with command than pure stuff but has the ability to dot the corners and also pitch north-south effectively thanks to the spin and ride on his fastball. He pitches in the low 90s with a high near 94 mph and works both sides of the plate effectively. Humphreys’ high-spin, high-70s curveball pairs well with his fastball and has average depth. His average changeup has action to his arm side. He began regaining feel for the pitch after the layoff in the AFL.
THE FUTURE: Despite missing nearly two and a half seasons, Humphreys showed enough in the AFL to convince the Mets to add him to the 40-man roster to shield him from the Rule 5 draft. He has the ceiling of a No. 4 starter and is probably two years away. -
TRACK RECORD: The Mets love to throw darts at Florida high school pitchers in the later rounds of the draft. Humphreys is one of their more notable hits. He led the Rookie-level Appalachian League in strikeouts in 2016 and really began to pop at low Class A Columbia in the first half of 2017, when he went 10-1, 1.42 in 11 starts and earned a promotion to high Class A St. Lucie. After two Florida State League starts his season was over and he had Tommy John surgery that August.
SCOUTING REPORT: Those two FSL appearances were the last the Mets saw of Humphreys until a pair of 2019 rehab starts in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, followed by 12 innings in the Arizona Fall League. Humphreys succeeds more with command than pure stuff but has the ability to dot the corners and also pitch north-south effectively thanks to the spin and ride on his fastball. He pitches in the low 90s with a high near 94 mph and works both sides of the plate effectively. Humphreys' high-spin, high-70s curveball pairs well with his fastball and has average depth. His average changeup has action to his arm side. He began regaining feel for the pitch after the layoff in the AFL.
THE FUTURE: Despite missing nearly two and a half seasons, Humphreys showed enough in the AFL to convince the Mets to add him to the 40-man roster to shield him from the Rule 5 draft. He has the ceiling of a No. 4 starter and is probably two years away.
