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The Book on Nick Hagadone
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Nick Hagadone / LHP, CLE
Born 1/1/1986
Sumner,
WA,
USA
School: Washington
Height 6-5
Weight 230
Bats/Throws L/L
37 | 2/1/2013
| R | A | AA | AAA | MiLB | MLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total professional at-bats: .
A big, strong lefthander, Nick Hagadone was the Red Sox first draft pick (a sandwich pick) in 2007. Hagadone's fastball is hard for a lefty: it ticks as high as 96mph and shows good movement. He complements it with a good slider and an above-average straight change. He was Tim Lincecum's closer in college, also making a few spot starts for the Huskies, but the Red Sox were grooming him as a starter until he was shut down for TJ surgery in mid-2008.
He became an Indian as part of the trade that sent Victor Martinez to Boston, then spent a year recovering and another one regaining his stuff. By 2011 he looked almost as good as previously-advertised, at least until he broke his pitching hand while throwing a tantrum in the dugout following a bad outing. He's attempting to come back as a full-time reliever, which really makes us wonder. Do the Indians expect he'll be able to handle the pressure of relief outings any better than starts?
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| Yr | Age | W | L | G | GS | IP | H | ER | K | BB | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | ||||
| 2007 | 21 | A- | NY-Penn | Lowell | BOS | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24.1 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 8 | 0.904 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 4.13 |
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