Tale of the Tape: Emerson Hancock vs Max Meyer
Wed April 15, 2020
David Seifert
Director of College Scouting

Welcome to Draft HQ's War Room where we continue to break down the finer details of the top prospects for the 2020 MLB Draft.
Round 1: Nick Loftin vs. Alika Williams (April 9)
In Round 2 of our Tale of the Tape series, we ring the bell for an in-depth match-up of the top two college right handed pitchers. One from the SEC, the other from the Big Ten. One was a member of the USA Collegiate National Team last summer, the other had some late April arm soreness and rested last summer. One has bigger stuff, the other a bigger frame. Both are safe bets to be future Big Leaguers. Who would you pick? Let's go to the Tape...
6-4 |
Height |
6-0 |
215 |
Weight |
180 |
Corey Kluber |
ML Body Type Comp |
David Cone |
92.9 |
Overall Score |
89.4 |
90.8 |
Zone Control |
89.6 |
90.8 |
Pitch Ability |
88.0 |
85.6 |
Durability |
83.7 |
60 |
Athleticism |
70 |
60/60 |
Fastball
|
70/70 |
94.4 mph |
Avg FB Velo
|
96.3 |
97 mph |
FB Max
|
100 mph |
50/55 |
Slider |
70/75 |
83.7 mph
|
Avg Slider Velo |
89.8 |
65/70 |
Changeup |
55/65 |
85.5 mph
|
Avg CH Velo |
86.1 |
65/70 |
Overall Control |
60/65 |
|
FASTBALL |
|
6.13' |
Extension |
6.69' |
94.7 mph
|
Perceived Velo |
97.6 mph |
2430 rpm |
Avg Spin Rate |
2515 rpm |
15.4"
|
Hop or Vertical Break |
12.9" |
46.0%
|
Usage |
35.1% |
19.1%
|
Swing/Miss Rate |
18.4% |
12.9%
|
Swing/Miss Rate in Zone |
12.3% |
87.3 mph
|
Avg Exit Velo |
89.4 mph |
|
SLIDER |
|
2150 rpm
|
Avg Spin Rate |
2756 rpm |
6.3"
|
Vertical Break |
4.2" |
57.1%
|
Swing/Miss Rate |
47.0% |
13.0%
|
Swing/Miss Rate in Zone |
13.4% |
|
CHANGEUP |
|
1640 rpm
|
Avg Spin Rate |
1915 rpm |
11.8"
|
Vertical Break |
4.8" |
15.2%
|
Swing/Miss Rate |
11.3% |
8.3% |
Swing/Miss Rate in Zone |
7.1% |
|
|
|
61.0% |
2019-20 All Pitch GB Rate |
51.5% |
4.8% |
2019-20 Walk Rate |
6.6% |
29.8% |
2019-20 Strikeout Rate |
31.4% |
Do you want the bigger stuff, or the bigger guy? Hancock has the advantage with his larger frame which typically lends itself to greater durability to get through 30+ starts as a front-of-the-rotation arm. He also boasts outstanding analytics in college baseball's premier conference to go along with a plus fastball and low-spin changeup. Meyer is 6-foot tall with electric stuff, more ticks on the fastball and very good extension at 6.69' to the plate (similar to fellow 6-footer, Tim Lincecum), despite being 4" shorter in stature. Although fairly predictable with his slider (throws 64% of the time with two strikes), he throws plenty of strikes with power stuff. This one's close, but we're going with:
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