ERIC HANHOLD, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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Born: November 1, 1993 Height: 6’5″ Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 6th Round, 181st Overall, 2015 (Brewers) How Acquired: Waiver claim (from Orioles) College: University of Florida Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
Milwaukee drafted Hanhold in the sixth round and initially tried to develop him as a starter. He was very hittable in that role and the Brewers moved him to the bullpen in 2018. With the move, his velocity jumped from around 90 mph to the mid-90s, and he’s reached triple digits. He also throws what Baseball America has called a plus-plus slider. There’s little evidence, however, that the pitch is especially effective, as he’s remained too hittable. He uses a change as a third pitch, but it doesn’t have a lot of separation from his fastball. Hanhold has pitched well in AA, but has consistently struggled in several stints in AAA. He’s had two brief stints in the majors, neither of which went well. The Pirates claimed Hanhold off waivers from Baltimore.
2015 Hanhold made one brief appearance in rookie ball, then Milwaukee moved him up to Low A. He pitched mostly as a starter there and got hammered, with opponents batting .338 against him. 2016 The Brewers sent Hanhold to High A, where he spent the season in the rotation. Despite being in the extreme pitchers environs of the Florida State League, he continued to get hit hard. Opponents hit 300/351/450 against him in a league that batted 250/321/356. 2017 The Brewers sent Hanhold back to High A, this time in the Carolina League, where he mostly pitched in relief. He was a little more effective, with a higher K rate. After the minor league season was over, Hanhold was designated as the player to be named later in a trade that sent Neil Walker to Milwaukee from the Mets in August. 2018 Hanhold mainly split his time between AA and AAA, pitching solely in relief. He missed time in July and August with an injury, which resulted in a rehab stint. He was much more effective in AA than he had been at any time before, but struggled badly in AAA. The Mets nevertheless called him up for September and he got into three games. His season ended a week early due to a strained oblique. After the season, BA rated Hanhold the Mets’ 18th best prospect. 2019 The Mets sent Hanhold back to AAA and he struggled there. The team demoted him to AA in late June and he pitched much better. He also pitched a little better after returning to AAA a month later. After the season, the Mets designated Hanhold for assignment and Baltimore claimed him off waivers. 2020 The Orioles outrighted Hanhold to AAA in January, then he didn’t pitch during the pandemic season. 2021 Hanhold didn’t pitch until late May, when the Orioles sent him to AAA. He didn’t pitch well there, with his walk rate spiking upward. He also gave up a home run nearly every four innings. The Orioles called him up in mid-September and he got into ten games for them. With Hanhold, the Pirates’ front office began their off-season by continuing their pattern of acquiring late-20s relievers with no track record of success in the majors, or sometimes even in AAA. Baltimore has had more pitching woes than any other team in baseball in recent years, so the fact that they saw no need to retain Hanhold bodes especially badly. Not surprisingly, the Pirates designated Handhold for assignment early in spring training to make room for another waiver claim. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to AAA. |
CONTRACT INFORMATION
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2022: Minor League Salary |
PLAYER INFORMATION
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Signing Bonus: $250,000 MiLB Debut: 2015 MLB Debut: 9/4/2018 MiLB FA Eligible: 2022 MLB FA Eligible: 2028 Rule 5 Eligible: Eligible Added to 40-Man: 8/4/2019 (since removed) Options Remaining: 2 (USED: 2019) MLB Service Time: 0.066 |
TRANSACTIONS
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June 6, 2012: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 40th round, 1238th overall pick. June 9, 2015: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 6th round, 181st overall pick, signed on July 1. August 12, 2017: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Neil Walker and cash. September 1, 2018: Contract purchased by the New York Mets. September 14, 2019: Designated for assignment by the New York Mets. September 14, 2019: Claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Mets. January 7, 2020: Designated for assignment by the Baltimore Orioles. January 13, 2020: Outrighted to AAA by the Baltimore Orioles. September 12, 2021: Called up by the Baltimore Orioles. November 3, 2021: Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Baltimore Orioles. March 18, 2022: Designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates; outrighted to AAA on March 21. |