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Overview
School: Oklahoma
Position: RHP
Height: 6′ 7”
Weight: 235 lb.
Bats: R
Throws: R
Alec Hansen MLB Draft Profile
Alec Hansen played two years of varsity baseball at Loveland for head coach Jake Marshal, striking out 71 batters and boasting a 0.91 earned run average as a senior before coming to Oklahoma. Drafted in the 25th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies, Hansen played three years of AAU for Slammers Baseball in Denver. He comes from a line of athletes in his family. Hansen’s father swam at Iowa State and was the head coach at Wisconsin while his mother swam at Wisconsin. His uncle, Eric Hansen, swam at Iowa State and is currently the head coach at Arizona.
Strengths:
- Hard thrower
- Fastball can touch 100 mph
- Exciting raw talent
- Great potential
Weaknesses:
- Lack of command
- Struggles to repeat delivery
- Struggles to stay healthy
MLB Comparison: Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit Tigers
Projected Pick Range: 45-50
Most Likely Landing Spot: Chicago White Sox
Bottom Line:
Had he been considered signable, Hansen could have been a top-five-rounds pick as a Colorado high schooler in 2013. He turned down the Rockies as a 25th-rounder and headed to Oklahoma, a move that looked like it could pay off with him being selected as high as No. 1 overall in 2016. Instead he has become the biggest enigma in the draft, still showing ace-level stuff but also the complete lack of control that got him assigned to low-leverage relief in late March.
Sources: MLB Prospect Watch, Fueled By Sports
Main Photo via Youtube.com
