2018 15th Round (445) Cody Hacker - LHP - Wentzville Holt HS

[weams]

5' 11 180lbs DOB: 06/18/00

 

Luke's Take: Smaller lefty, with an athletic delivery and some deception. Fastball in the upper 80s, t91, some idea of how to spin a curveball. Not a ton of physical projection here, but you hope there are a few more ticks in the arm at maturity. There is some stiffness in the arm and hips that could be improved and help him throw harder.

 

Signed for 125K, max slot. Per Jim Callis

[survivedc]

Cody Hacker--LHP/1B apparently

 

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[lovetoaster]

Not a whole lot out there on him. Haha. 

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The monster is three senior pitchers in Cody Hacker, Nick Schmidt and Jacob Thompson and a friendly rivalry between the three have formed into an imposing 1-2-3 punch for the Indians.

Hacker and Schmidt are one and three in strikeouts in the area with Hacker leading with 56. Schmidt is right behind at 52 with only Vianney's Mann sandwiched between the two Indians.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/baseball/notebook-vianney-battles-through-challenging-week-unscathed/article_0469f4fc-43a5-11e8-a0f6-834311b59e1b.html

[glenn__davis]

3 minutes ago, survivedc said:

Cody Hacker--LHP/1B apparently

 

With a name like Hacker he'd fit right in with us at 1B!

I pretty much assume any HS pick at this point is going to be a tough one, but who knows.

[MachoMachadoMan]

https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/profiles/MO/Cody--Hacker-3486102975-6059273418

He's a JC commit. Not sure what that could mean for signability. Not a big guy at just 5-10 and 180 lbs. Site lists his fastball as sitting 86-89. Wonder if he's a 1B because he can't run. If he has a legit bat, he may be a COF? 

[weams]

I would not expect them to pick him here unless they had a inkling that he would sign.