Brad Hand, SP

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Full Name: Brad Hand
Born: 03/20/1990
Birthplace: Chaska, MN
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 185
Bats: L
Throws: L


Selected by the Marlins out of Chaska H.S. (Minn.) in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

[LocoMarlinFan]

Just pitched what I believe to be his first career complete game Shutout.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...g_box&did=milb

[Ralph]

He's cool.

[Miamarlin21]

Give him a Hand!



Ya, that was lame. lol

[nny]

I <3 Hand

his peripherals are amazing this year

[LocoMarlinFan]

Florida Marlins: Brad Hand, lhp, Marlins
Shortstop Ozzie Martinez is moving up scouts' lists with a solid showing for Double-A Jacksonville, but perhaps more promising is the turnaround of Hand. A 2008 second-round pick out of high school, Hand had a mediocre pro debut last year with low Class A Greensboro and struggled at times with his location. This year Hand has been pounding the strike zone with greater frequency, having walked 2.9 batters per nine innings with a 3.33 ERA in 75 2/3 innings.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/onlin...0/2610206.html

[wanks1212]

Good:

8.5 K/9
2.8 BB/9
47% GB rate
Producing good results despite .350 BABIP
left-handed

Bad:

from Chaska, so probably kind of a suburban trash meathead

[Miamarlin21]

So instead of saying "good job Hand" I think I'll just say good Hand job

[DropkickAlex]

Good:

8.5 K/9
2.8 BB/9
47% GB rate
Producing good results despite .350 BABIP
left-handed

Bad:

from Chaska, so probably kind of a suburban trash meathead

Where do you get the BABIP of minor leaguers?

[lou]

Where do you get the BABIP of minor leaguers?

www.minorleaguesplits.com

[nny]

I prefer www.statcorner.com for batted ball data (babip and gb/fb/ld%'s) as minorleaguesplits sometimes is off in it's stats (But stat corner doesn't have lefty/righty, monthly, ect splits).

You can also calculate it yourself off of baseball-reference but it's a pain in the ass cuz you gotta take batter's faced (aka plate apperances) than subtract the fuck out of it

[LocoMarlinFan]

7in complete game SO vs 1st place team in FSL today. Lowered his ERA to 3.05


7ip, 3 hits, 2 BB, 7K's (8-3, Groundouts-Flyouts)

[Ralph]

He good. One of the best SP prospects in baseball.

[Bucklin12]

June:
4 GS, 27.1 IP, 0.66 ERA, 15 H (1 XBH, a double), 6 BB, 22 SO

Fantastic.

[LocoMarlinFan]

RV (work): Jim, what's your take on Brad Hand? He seems to be pitching very well with good strikeout numbers this year, and even last year, even though he didn't have a good year. He's still young, and seems to be rising. Is he a legit top prospect in scout's eyes?

Jim Shonerd: I've regretted that I never got to see him pitch in Greensboro last year. Seemed like he was invariably in the stands charting pitches every time I went. Anyway, he's got a good arm, with a low 90s fastball that can get up to 94 and his curve and change show plus potential. He's dropped his walk rate considerably this year (from 4.64 BB/9 last year to 2.83 this year), and he's been pretty hot lately, only two ER allowed in his last four starts.

This is from BA latest chat http://www.baseballamerica.com/chat/?1277485321