Jason Hammel Sleeper Potential

by ZachAbrams on Mar 7, 2010 3:49 PM EST

Eevnthough this 27 year old was only 10-8 last season with and ERA above four, he has the ability to pitch well above those numbers. While most people are looking into Ubaldo Jimenez and Jorge De La Rosa in Colorado, you should not overlook Jason Hammel. Over the past few years he has become a ground ball pitcher inducing over 45% GB's. But the major change in Hammel's game has been his control. Last season he cut his walk total almost in half, dropping his whip and era in return. Hopefully his unlucky hit rate of 34% will revert back to average, and he can make major improvements on last seasons numbers. Hammel's is being undrafted in most leagues, but look for him to break into the top 50 SP by seasons end. If Hammels can continue to improve his control, and keep the ball out of the thin air of Coor's expect a drastic improvement.

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I concur . . .

My own analysis was very similar to this as I surfed the net for information on underrated pitchers to fill in the back of my rotation in my favorite baseball league. It’s a 16-team, 6×6 (Holds and OPS) H2H dynasty league with a salary cap but no contract lengths, 10 batting starters and a 4 SP, 3 RP, 2 P setup with daily lineup changes and a 25 man MiLB roster. I was able to trade for Hammel pretty cheap . . . I gave up Angel Salome, Johnathan Kibler and a 2nd round pick in 2011 for Hammel and a 5th in 2011. Kibler took a step back last year with his control, which was the only thing he had going for him. Trading Salome still left me with McCann in the majors, Flores on the DL, and Towles and Conger in the minors at catcher. Hammel slots into the back of my rotation of Peavy, Oswalt, Shields, Slowey, De La Rosa and Hammel with Feliz in the minors and Bedard on the DL currently. I am hoping he steps up and performs like an SP3 from my #6 slot . . . I usually run with 7 SP in this league. Thanks for posting about him!

by mestifo on Mar 8, 2010 8:43 AM EST reply actions