Welcome to Draft HQ's War Room where we continue to break down the finer details of the top prospects for the 2020 MLB Draft.

Round 1: Nick Loftin vs. Alika Williams (April 9)

In Round 2 of our Tale of the Tape series, we ring the bell for an in-depth match-up of the top two college right handed pitchers. One from the SEC, the other from the Big Ten. One was a member of the USA Collegiate National Team last summer, the other had some late April arm soreness and rested last summer. One has bigger stuff, the other a bigger frame. Both are safe bets to be future Big Leaguers. Who would you pick? Let's go to the Tape...

 

EMERSON HANCOCK	vs	MAX MEYER
6-4	Height	6-0
215	Weight	180
Corey Kluber	ML Body Type Comp	David Cone
2019-20 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS by D1Baseball
92.9	Overall Score	89.4
90.8	Zone Control	89.6
90.8	Pitch Ability	88.0
85.6	Durability	83.7
TOOLS (20-80 Pro Scale)  Present/Future
60	Athleticism	70
60/60	Fastball	70/70
94.4 mph	Avg FB Velo	96.3
97 mph	FB Max	100 mph
50/55	Slider	70/75
83.7 mph	Avg Slider Velo	89.8
65/70	Changeup	55/65
85.5 mph	Avg CH Velo	86.1
65/70	Overall Control	60/65
INSIDE THE TOOLS
	FASTBALL
6.13'	Extension	6.69'
94.7 mph	Perceived Velo	97.6 mph
2430 rpm	Avg Spin Rate	2515 rpm
15.4"	Hop or Vertical Break	12.9"
46.0%	Usage	35.1%
19.1%	Swing/Miss Rate	18.4%
12.9%	Swing/Miss Rate in Zone	12.3%
87.3 mph	Avg Exit Velo	89.4 mph
	SLIDER
2150 rpm	Avg Spin Rate	2756 rpm
6.3"	Vertical Break	4.2"
57.1%	Swing/Miss Rate	47.0%
13.0%	Swing/Miss Rate in Zone	13.4%
	CHANGEUP
1640 rpm	Avg Spin Rate	1915 rpm
11.8"	Vertical Break	4.8"
15.2%	Swing/Miss Rate	11.3%
8.3%	Swing/Miss Rate in Zone	7.1%
61.0%	2019-20 All Pitch GB Rate	51.5%
4.8%	2019-20 Walk Rate	6.6%
29.8%	2019-20 Strikeout Rate	31.4%

 

Do you want the bigger stuff, or the bigger guy? Hancock has the advantage with his larger frame which typically lends itself to greater durability to get through 30+ starts as a front-of-the-rotation arm. He also boasts outstanding analytics in college baseball's premier conference to go along with a plus fastball and low-spin changeup. Meyer is 6-foot tall with electric stuff, more ticks on the fastball and very good extension at 6.69' to the plate (similar to fellow 6-footer, Tim Lincecum), despite being 4" shorter in stature. Although fairly predictable with his slider (throws 64% of the time with two strikes), he throws plenty of strikes with power stuff. This one's close, but we're going with:

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