Jaden Hamm Stats & Scouting Report

IP	29.2
ERA	3.94
WHIP	1.18
BB/9	2.43
SO/9	10.31

Full name Jaden Kyler Hamm
Born 09/05/2002 in Columbia, TN
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Middle Tennessee State
Drafted in the 5th round (143rd overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2023 (signed for $397,500).

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School: Middle Tennessee State Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 20.9
BA Grade:40/High
Tools:Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 50. Control: 45.

Hamm started his career as a reliever with Middle Tennessee State in 2021, but has slowly transitioned into a full-time starting role. During the 2023 season, he started strong but faded down the stretch and posted a 5.31 ERA over 14 starts and 79.2 innings, with a 26.1% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. He pitches with a high, three-quarter slot and has a bit of drop-and-drive action and tilt in his delivery. Hamm throws a fastball that sits in the 90-93 mph range and was up to 96, with plus carry and more than 20 inches of induced vertical break. He spots the pitch well and threw it for strikes at a 70% clip this spring, but needs to develop more feel for his secondaries. Hamm throws a 12-to-6 curveball in the 78-82 mph range and also throws a low-80s changeup with solid arm-side fading life. He’s been a fringy strike-thrower overall with better feel for his fastball than his secondaries, but has a chance to profile as a back-end starter with a bit more polish.

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BA Grade/Risk: 50/High.

Track Record: After barely pitching out of the bullpen as a freshman, Hamm blossomed into a key starter for Middle Tennessee for two years. The Tigers saw him as a promising fifth-round find, as they were enamored with his fastball and curve, but also saw some room for further development. He was one of the spring training standouts of the back fields and struck out 30 and walked only one in April. The Tigers were careful with his workload. He pitched more than five innings only once all year and never topped 90 pitches.

Scouting Report: At his best, Hamm can simply overwhelm hitters. His 92-94 mph fastball has elite carry from an over-the-top arm slot, and he then attacks hitters with a 12-to-6 power curveball in the low 80s and harder sweepier mid-80s slider and a mid-80s changeup. The Tigers were careful with Hamm’s workload, and kept him at High-A West Michigan intentionally all season. His delivery is high energy with a significant trunk rotation at lay back and a long arm action that may be difficult to maintain. That leads some scouts to see him as an impact reliever in the long term, where his fastball will likely play up.

The Future: The Tigers have every reason to see if Hamm can be an effective starter, but he’ll have to show he can maintain his stuff over the entirety of the season and over five-plus innings to fill that role. He’s ready for Double-A Erie in 2025.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50.

Draft Prospects

School: Middle Tennessee State Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 20.9
BA Grade:40/High
Tools:Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 50. Control: 45.

Hamm started his career as a reliever with Middle Tennessee State in 2021, but has slowly transitioned into a full-time starting role. During the 2023 season, he started strong but faded down the stretch and posted a 5.31 ERA over 14 starts and 79.2 innings, with a 26.1% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. He pitches with a high, three-quarter slot and has a bit of drop-and-drive action and tilt in his delivery. Hamm throws a fastball that sits in the 90-93 mph range and was up to 96, with plus carry and more than 20 inches of induced vertical break. He spots the pitch well and threw it for strikes at a 70% clip this spring, but needs to develop more feel for his secondaries. Hamm throws a 12-to-6 curveball in the 78-82 mph range and also throws a low-80s changeup with solid arm-side fading life. He’s been a fringy strike-thrower overall with better feel for his fastball than his secondaries, but has a chance to profile as a back-end starter with a bit more polish.

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Career Transactions

RHP Jaden Hamm assigned to Erie SeaWolves from West Michigan Whitecaps.
RHP Jaden Hamm assigned to Erie SeaWolves from West Michigan Whitecaps.
RHP Jaden Hamm assigned to West Michigan Whitecaps from Lakeland Flying Tigers.
RHP Jaden Hamm assigned to FCL Tigers.
Detroit Tigers signed RHP Jaden Hamm.
RHP Jaden Hamm assigned to College Workout.

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