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<p>Below is video from Hammond&#8217;s outing at the Perfect Game All American Classic. Where he showcased his electric stuff to some tough hitters, (Jac Caglianone, Joshua Baez <em>(1st round talent)</em>, and Thaddeus Ector shown in the video).</p>



<p>Baez got to see first hand the nasty secondaries Hammond offers with a tough Curve and Changeup that had him baffled. </p><div class="5hpDqgYG" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> 
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<p>You can see a little bit of everything here. The high heat that works great up in the zone due to the ride it generates. That knee buckling CB that he is willing to use vs Righties or Lefties. And that Changeup that may eventually be better then the 50 grade I gave it, which would be impressive considering I expect the FB, CB, SL to all be 55 or 60s. </p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Extremely high on Eric Hammond. Starters body, projectable, elite arm speed w/ 4 pitch mix<br><br>Plus Spin rates across the board w/ movement on all of his pitches that each have a chance to develop into swing &; miss pitches. Expect to see mid-upper 90s <br><br>Top 70 on my board <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBDraft?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBDraft</a> <a href="https://t.co/AGvE2EvWDh">https://t.co/AGvE2EvWDh</a></p>&mdash; Jake Tillinghast (@JTillinghast27) <a href="https://twitter.com/JTillinghast27/status/1370543371756871683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final Thoughts</h2>



<p>As mentioned multiple times throughout the report, this is far from a finished product with Hammond. Velo and continued development of the secondaries are still to come. All HS pitching prospects come with major risk involved, we all know that. But not many have legitimate 4 pitch mixes out of HS they can use day 1 in pro ball. Hammond offers that.</p>



<p>Getting pro coaching, where I ultimately see him ending up, will do wonders for Hammond moving forward. And if he ends up in college, USC has the looks of a Friday night starter early in his career with the upside to come out a few years later as an elite arm in the class. My money is on a team doing what it takes to make Hammond turn pro and get their hands on this young pitching prospect to see what he develops into. </p>



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Eric Hammond RHP | Scouting Report: 2021 MLB Draft
