#50 James "Hammerhand" Batchelor, Starting Pitcher, 24 yrs, Washington Nationals
Saturday, 5/13/2029 |
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| James Batchelor
Hammerhand
1/12/2005
24
USA
6"0
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Starting Pitcher
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2029 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 44 Days (216 total Days)
44 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 44 Days (388 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 6 | 9 | 4 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| Versus RHB | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| Talent | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
46
2
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Fastball
Changeup
Screwball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Talent | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .903 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/7 | PIT | W 11-2 | * | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 4/13 | SFN | W 7-4 | * | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | W | | | | |
| 4/19 | LAN | L 2-4 | * | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 4/24 | @CLE | L 5-7 | * | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 4/30 | @CHN | W 11-4 | * | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 5/5 | @HOU | L 3-5 | * | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | L | | | | |
| 5/10 | @FLO | L 1-2 | * | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | | PoG | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.47 | 46.1 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 34 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 3 | 42.9 |
| Projected | 32 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4.47 | 214.0 | 190 | 106 | 106 | 65 | 157 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.58 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 100 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .321 | .470 | .791 |
| vs. RHB | 74 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .253 | .351 | .604 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 22.1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Road | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 24.0 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.13 | 33.1 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 19 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 13.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2028 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 5.71 | 181.1 | 220 | 128 | 115 | 27 | 53 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 1.51 | .321 | WAS |
| 2029 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.47 | 46.1 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | .250 | WAS |
| Total | 39 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 5.46 | 227.2 | 261 | 151 | 138 | 35 | 67 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 1.44 | .308 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 2024, A | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 52.0 | 56 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .329 |
| 2025, A | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.38 | 56.2 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .277 |
| 2025, AA | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3.53 | 109.2 | 100 | 45 | 43 | 11 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | .251 |
| 2026, AA | 30 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4.48 | 181.0 | 192 | 101 | 90 | 14 | 43 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | .307 |
| 2027, AA | 31 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4.81 | 185.1 | 216 | 109 | 99 | 23 | 38 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | .325 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2028 | 32 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .190 | .196 | .386 | WAS |
| 2029 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | WAS |
| Total | 39 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .203 | .208 | .411 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .800 | 46.1 | 1.94 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 28th overall pick, by Washington in 2024...
Injured on 7/6/2024 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season...
Injured on 8/19/2026 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days...
Injured on 4/24/2027 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 4/12/2028, off Daniel Franklin (MIL)...
Earned first career win on 4/23/2028...
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