| Player: Brady Hamilton | |||||||||||
| School: Wichita State | Position(s): RHP | ||||||||||
| Height: 6’2” | Weight: 195 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | ||||||||
| Summary: Going into his junior season, Wichita State RHP Brady Hamilton presents as a very intriguing prospect. After struggling with his control through his first two years of collegiate ball, he dominated in the Cape Cod League this summer, being named the All-Star Game starting pitcher for the East and just missing out on the league’s BFC Whitehouse Award (the equivalent of the Cy Young). If he can continue the trends that he started over the summer, he is a prime candidate to vault up draft boards and potentially even hear his name called on day 1. Mechanically, Hamilton is very solid. He works with a fairly standard, repeatable delivery, releasing his pitches from a consistent ¾ arm angle. He is comfortable from both the windup and the stretch, and his motion is well grooved and extremely mechanically sound. He can have some trouble with his release point at times, leading to some control issues, but seems to have found a consistent move this summer that has brought him success. Repertoire-wise, Hamilton presents a solid three pitch mix. His primary pitch is a sinker, which sits in the low to mid 90’s, but did recently touch 96 in fall workouts. The pitch doesn’t miss many bats, but generates a ton of weak contact and induces ground balls very effectively. He also throws a slider/sweeper as his primary whiff pitch, which gets good movement and has a break profile that contrasts very well with his sinker. His third pitch is a changeup that he throws with a spiked grip, which is most effective when tunnelled with his sinker, but the kicked grip has also unlocked some more movement that can make the pitch effective on its own. For Hamilton, the main question will be whether he can continue the success from this summer into his draft year. He managed to bring down walks and limit hard contact, and with a pitch mix that doesn’t induce a ton of swing-and-miss, that will be crucial for him to continue to do this spring. His impressive summer set the tone for him, and proved that he can compete with the best pitchers in college ball – if he can match or exceed that performance this spring, expect to hear his name earlier than projected when draft season rolls around. | |||||||||||
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