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Tyson Hardin
- Biloxi Shuckers - AA
- RHP
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- Bats: R / Throws: R
- Age: 24
- Rule 5 Eligible: After 2028 Season
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
A 12th-Round pick in the 2024 draft, Hardin emerged as one of the biggest surprises coming out of 2025 spring training. He continued that success into the regular season, making it all the way to Double-A and winning Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
After working primarily as a two-pitch reliever in college, he showed up with a much deeper arsenal, flashing an intriguing five-pitch mix and reaching the upper-90s with his fastball at times. That peak velocity didn't consistently carry over into a starting role, where he generally sat in the 93–95 MPH range, but the ability to reach back for more velocity remains notable.
There are some similarities in Hardin's development path to Brandon Woodruff's early career. Both pitchers showed more arm talent than production during their time at Mississippi State and were selected in the middle rounds of the draft, with Woodruff going in the 11th round and Hardin in the 12th. Woodruff initially operated in a similar velocity range after being drafted before gradually adding more consistent upper-90s velocity as he developed, providing a general framework for what Hardin's progression could look like. Hardin, however, is moving much faster through pro-ball than Woodruff did.
Hardin's four-seam fastball stands out as the foundation of his arsenal. The pitch generates good carry for his arm slot, producing roughly 15 inches of vertical break from a 23-degree arm angle. He shows a consistent ability to elevate the fastball, leading to a very flat vertical approach angle that can reach extreme levels, recorded at -3.6 degrees during his lone spring training Statcast appearance. The overall shape and velocity of the pitch resemble Bryan Woo's four-seam fastball in Seattle, which has generated strong swing-and-miss results at the major league level.
Hardin's cutter also shows traits comparable to Woo's slider, and the movement profiles of his changeup and sinker, along with his arm slot, are similar as well. Hardin also generates above-average spin across his arsenal, adding to the effectiveness of his pitch mix. Command played a big role in Hardin's success as well, as he limited his walks to a stellar 4.3% rate.
Hardin experienced some arm fatigue late in the season, which was not a shock given his limited experience handling a starter's workload. How he manages durability and adapts to a full season will be an important area to monitor moving forward. If he remains healthy and continues to refine his arsenal, the profile points to a pitcher with major league starter potential and the upside to develop into a significant rotation piece.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Outs | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .455 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Two Outs | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 6.00 | -.-- |
| One Out | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .143 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Ahead in Count | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Starter | BLX | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Batting Seventh | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | -.-- |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | -.-- |
| Batting Sixth | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Batting Ninth | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -.-- | -.-- |
| Bases Loaded | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Batting Eighth | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | -.-- |
| On Grass | BLX | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Day Games | BLX | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Home Games | BLX | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| First Inning | BLX | -- | -- | 0.00 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Second Inning | BLX | -- | -- | 0.00 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Away Games | BLX | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Runner at 3rd | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -.-- | -.-- |
| Behind in Count | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 3.50 | 2.00 |
| Runner at 2nd | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Leading Off Inning | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 3.00 | -.-- |
| April | BLX | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Runners at 2nd & 3rd | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1.50 | -.-- |
| Scoring Position | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .300 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Third Inning | BLX | -- | -- | 22.50 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
| vs Right | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .353 | 2.18 | 1.00 |
| Fourth Inning | BLX | -- | -- | -.-- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -.-- | -.-- |
| Runner at 1st | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | -.-- |
| Bases Empty | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .313 | 1.36 | 3.00 |
| Night Games | BLX | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| vs Left | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .222 | 1.71 | 1.00 |
| Batting Third | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Batting Second | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.00 | -.-- |
| Batting Fifth | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Batting Fourth | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 9.00 | -.-- |
| Batting First | BLX | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| First Half | BLX | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CAR | CAR | A | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 | 1.64 | 1.67 |
| 2025 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 6 | 5 | 2.72 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 96 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 1459 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 96 | .262 | 1.18 | 1.29 |
| 2025 | WIS | MID | A+ | 4 | 3 | 2.34 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 57 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 860 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 62 | .258 | 1.14 | 1.37 |
| 2025 | BLX | SOU | AA | 2 | 2 | 3.29 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 599 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 34 | .267 | 1.23 | 1.18 |
| 2026 | BLX | SOU | AA | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 151 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | BLX | @ RCT | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-11 | BLX | vs PNS | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .308 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
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