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Emerson Hancock, P

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Scouting report

This is Hancock's pre-draft report since most of his 2020 pro activity consisted of side sessions and bullpens: His first start of the 2020 college season was rocky, but Hancock's trademark stuff was present all spring, a comforting fact after he missed some of 2019, including the whole summer, with arm soreness. He sits in the mid-90s and will flash a plus changeup and slider. His slider lives in the 83-85 mph range, while the changeup has been harder this year, closer to 87. It looks like he's leaning more on two-seamers so far in 2021. He has the prototypical power pitcher's build, delivery, and stuff, he throws strikes and had a 30-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his final three starts of 2020 after that rough opener. He's now in the hands of a Mariners dev group that has helped several of their recent high draft picks improve. His timeline during the 2021 minor league spring training ramp up was behind the other top guys in the system, probably due to expected workload increases. (Alternate site)