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(#15) Brenan Hanifee, RHP

Ceiling: 45         Risk: High         ETA: 2021         Role Description: Swingman
Ht/Wt: 6’5” / 180 lbs.          B/T: R/R          Highest Level: A           Age (as of April 1, 2019): 20y, 10m
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Hanifee is an excellent athlete for his size, able to repeat a simple delivery and pound the zone. He was a multi-sport athlete in high school and starred on the basketball court as well as the mound. The 20-year-old made 23 starts in the South Atlantic League last year, walking less than five-percent of batters and getting contact outs. His fastball works in the low-90s and could add a tick as he finishes filling out his 6-foot-5 frame. He throws a slider in the 84-to-87 mph range with short action, more of a complementary pitch than a weapon. Hanifee’s strikethrowing ability with those two pitches lead to him having a strong year in the South Atlantic League, but he will need to mix his mid-80s changeup more to add depth to his arsenal. There are a lot of things to like here, and Hanifee is a breakout candidate that could jump up the top 15 if he comes out throwing harder and missing more bats next season.

4/4 High A: 4ip, 3 hits, 6 er, 5 bb's, 2 k's, 2 hr's.

A+: 0-1, 8.00 ERA, 9 IP, 4 K, 8 BB, 1.78 WHIP

Control has been an issue, five scoreless innings his last time out but still had four walks.

A+: 2-2, 6.65 ERA, 23 IP, 14 K, 15 BB, 1.70 WHIP

6/1: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 4 BB, 2 K - 94 pitches (4.87 ERA)

8/24: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 6 K (93 pitches) - 4.39 ERA

A+: 9-10, 4.60 ERA, 129 IP, 57 BB, 78 K, 1.42 WHIP

FIP: 4.99

xFIP: 4.68

K%: 13.8%

K/9: 5.44

BB%: 10.1%

BB/9: 3.98

HR/9: 0.84

SS%: 8.8%

HR/FB: 9.2%

Plenty of great quotes about Hanifee who is in town and working out with a fellow Orioles prospect who is riding this out here in Harrisonburg. Ran into him right before the virus put us in lockdown and he's definitely bigger than the end of last season and spent a lot of time in getting his velocity back up.

https://www.dnronlin...ca3468c18d.html

Some clips of Brenan Hanifee showing his extreme break and some tunneling graphics. I was told last week that having 2020 off to step back was huge for him. 

https://twitter.com/...042083225403393

https://twitter.com/...869987258855424

Some clips of Brenan Hanifee showing his extreme break and some tunneling graphics. I was told last week that having 2020 off to step back was huge for him. 

 

https://twitter.com/...042083225403393

 

https://twitter.com/...869987258855424

It is always fun to watch the movement a professional  gets on his pitches

Baseball America names Brenan Hanifee as the non-Top 30 prospect to watch for the Orioles. 

https://www.baseball...l-30-mlb-teams/

Baseball America names Brenan Hanifee as the non-Top 30 prospect to watch for the Orioles.

https://www.baseball...l-30-mlb-teams/

You already know if it's up to me, he's in the Top 30 lol

Tommy John surgery for Hanifee. Feel terrible for the kid after everything he did during the pandemic to prepare for this season.