Tommy Hawke

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #163 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Wake Forest Source: 4YR
  
  Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21
  BA Grade:40/High
  Tools:Hit: 55. Power: 30. Run: 70. Field: 55. Arm: 45.
  
  Hawke is a small center fielder with a 5-foot-8, 185-pound frame and limited power, but he’s been a dynamic table setter for a high-octane Wake Forest lineup in 2023. He slashed .354/.466/.520 with seven home runs, 19 doubles and a 15.5% strikeout rate and 16.2% walk rate through 62 games. He makes plenty of contact and rarely misses a fastball, with a 91% contact rate against the pitch, including a 91% contact rate against fastballs at 92 mph or harder. On top of his pure contact skills, Hawke does a nice job staying within the zone and will take a walk when necessary, as his impressive career walk rate suggests. He lacks impact, though, and given his frame isn’t likely to improve much in that regard in the future. Despite playing at a homer-friendly park, Hawke has just nine career home runs in two seasons with a 90th percentile exit velocity in 2023 just under 100 mph. He should be able to stick in center field as a double-plus runner who covers a ton of ground, and that defensive profile should alleviate some of the pressure to hit for impact. He has a fringy but accurate arm. The list of everyday big leaguers with Hawke’s measurables isn’t a long one, but his speed, contact and batting eye could make him one of the outliers.