KC Hunt

[Scooterfletcher]

Is this a possible stud starter?  Numbers sure pop this year and just had a great start at AA.   Fill me in yall!

[Madhawk23]

I'm certainly no expert on this subject, and like you - I too would love to hear from someone like Spencer on KC Hunt, as he would probably have more insight than anyone on this subject.  I did read the Baseball America mid-season report on him (they did rank him 29th in our system), and they were projecting him as a middle relief guy in the major leagues still.  This was a bit surprising to me as I would have thought at the very least we might be looking at a back of the rotation starter type with the potential for perhaps a mid-rotation type arm?  

[Jim Goulart]

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[Spencer Michaelis]

On 8/12/2024 at 1:49 PM, Madhawk23 said:

I'm certainly no expert on this subject, and like you - I too would love to hear from someone like Spencer on KC Hunt, as he would probably have more insight than anyone on this subject.  I did read the Baseball America mid-season report on him (they did rank him 29th in our system), and they were projecting him as a middle relief guy in the major leagues still.  This was a bit surprising to me as I would have thought at the very least we might be looking at a back of the rotation starter type with the potential for perhaps a mid-rotation type arm?  

 

On 8/10/2024 at 10:14 PM, Scooterfletcher said:

Is this a possible stud starter?  Numbers sure pop this year and just had a great start at AA.   Fill me in yall!

I think he's more than a middle reliever. I think he's got a starters repertoire and could definitely fit into the mid-back of the rotation type. His whiff rate on the season is as good as basically any starter in MiLB and his K:BB ratio is equally impressive. Below are his numbers prior to his first AA start (which went well) and what percentile they ranked in for all of Minor League Baseball
- 69.1 IP
- 1.95 ERA (98th)
- 1.90 FIP (99th)
- 37.5% Whiff (98th)
- 37% K% (99th)
- 6.25 K:BB (98th)

You can also check out the Minor League Starter of the Month Article from July! Hunt took home first place in that one. Lots of info in there. 

Also some more video beyond the one in the article, just showcasing his breaking balls in one outing earlier this year.

 

 Hope that helps!

[jay87shot]

I doubt he becomes an ace but his breaking ball can give him some great upside. I think there is a high likelihood of a 4/5 starter with some #3 upside. I think maybe like Bryce Wilson with a better breaking pitch.

[Joseph Zarr]

As the OG on this board who alerted this entire community to Hunt's sweet brand of pitching condiment from outing #1, I'm certainly not going to put a single limit on what he might become. Misused in college but loyal to the program. Undrafted. Leading many an important category across all of MiLB in his first full season? Yeah, I'm going to sit back and do a little bit of this:

[Matt]

#11 on my July prospect rankings. I'm a big believer. 

[bigred]

14 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

As the OG on this board who alerted this entire community to Hunt's sweet brand of pitching condiment from outing #1, I'm certainly not going to put a single limit on what he might become. Misused in college but loyal to the program. Undrafted. Leading many an important category across all of MiLB in his first full season? Yeah, I'm going to sit back and do a little bit of this: