Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Scouting the 2020 Draft: Emerson Hancock

Emerson Hancock RHP, College(Georgia).  6'4", 213 lbs.

2018:  6-4, 5.10, 77.2 IP, 34 BB, 75 K.
2019:  8-3, 1.99, 90.1 IP, 18 BB, 97 K.

Tall RHP with long arms and legs but otherwise well proportioned with room to carry more weight.  Two plus pitches, FB that runs to 98 MPH and a putaway slider.  Can also offer a curve and changeup.  3/4 released with with a bit of short-arm motion.  On video, I see a bit of extra elbow action which I tend to equate with injury risk.  He missed some time with a lat strain in 2019 and had command issues when he tried to come back.  At this point, he's the top pitcher in the draft and some analysts have him ranked #1 overall.  I put him behind the 2 hitters due to the injury concern and the statistical superior ROI for college hitters.

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DrB's 2020 Draft Board:

1.  Austin Martin SS, College(Vanderbilt).
2.  Spencer Torkelson 1B, College(Arizona St).
3.  Emerson Hancock RHP, College(Georgia).

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