Alec Hansen

30-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a contract with the White Sox in June of 2016.
Announces retirement
PFree Agent  
January 29, 2022
Hansen announced his retirement Thursday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Hansen was a second-round pick by the White Sox in 2016 and failed to appear in the majors during his career. He appeared in Double-A games across four seasons and posted a 5.83 ERA and 2.05 WHIP in 108 innings.
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Farm Futures: AL Central: 117 Prospects You Need To Know
January 30, 2019
James Anderson digs into the farm systems in the AL Central and thinks Detroit's Casey Mize is part of one of the best pitching duos in the entire minors.
Farm Futures: Ranking the Farm Systems
August 2, 2018
James Anderson unveils his second annual farm system rankings and is a little surprised at how high Vlad Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays have risen.
Farm Futures: 17 Starts That Might Mean Something
April 10, 2018
James Anderson takes a look at the first 2018 starts of some top pitching prospects, including Braves right-hander Mike Soroka.
Minor League Barometer: Spring Has Sprung
March 28, 2018
Jesse Siegel is back in 2018 with his Minor League Barometer, exploring the prospect landscape and breaking down several players heading into the new season.
Consensus Top 100 Prospect Rankings
March 27, 2018
James Anderson compiles the prospect rankings from five respected industry sources to produce a consensus top 100, which as expected features Ronald Acuna in the top spot.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2018
2017
Last year’s minor-league leader with 191 strikeouts in 141.1 innings, Hansen looks like a future No. 1 or No. 2 starter on paper. His success in his first full season may oversell his realistic long-term upside. At 6-foot-7 he gets excellent extension on his mid-90s fastball, which is his bread and butter, and allows his secondary pitches to play up against overmatched minor-league hitters. His curveball has a chance to be a 55 or 60-grade offering and his changeup could be average or a tick above, while his slider lags behind. His fastball won’t be quite as dominant against big-league hitters, so he will need to command it well, which he did not really need to do against Low-A and High-A hitters. Given the inherent risk with pitching prospects and the fact that Hansen’s perceived value may be a bit too high after this monstrous statistical campaign, he makes for a good sell-high option this offseason. He should start the year at Double-A and spend most, if not all of the season in the upper levels of the minors.
The 6-foot-7 right-hander torpedoed his draft stock with a horrific junior season at Oklahoma. He struggled out of the gate and briefly lost his spot in the rotation, finishing with a 5.06 ERA and 7.0 BB/9 over 37.1 innings. He signed for the full slot value at pick No. 49 and the White Sox appear to have gotten one of the steals of the draft. Hansen posted an 81:20 K:BB in 54.2 innings across stops in the Arizona, Pioneer and Sally leagues, and seems to have regained the form that once had him in the mix to go No. 1 overall in the 2016 draft. He features a plus fastball that sits in the mid-90s with late life, a plus slider and potentially plus curveball. Hansen does not need his changeup right now, but it figures to be his fourth best pitch -- a potentially average offering. He does not project to have pinpoint control, but the stuff is so overpowering that he could be a No. 2 starter who racks up strikeouts.
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Promoted to Double-A
PChicago White Sox  
May 4, 2019
Hansen was promoted to Double-A Birmingham on Saturday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
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Working out of bullpen
PChicago White Sox  
April 4, 2019
Hansen will be used out of the bullpen at High-A Winston Salem to begin the season, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
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Healthy following shoulder woes
PChicago White Sox  
February 17, 2019
Hansen dealt with right shoulder soreness over the offseason but is feeling better now, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
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Makes first appearance at Kannapolis
PChicago White Sox  
August 15, 2018
Hansen allowed one hit and two walks while striking out one over two scoreless innings for High-A Kannapolis.
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Dropped to High-A
PChicago White Sox  
August 3, 2018
Hansen was transferred from Double-A Birmingham to High-A Kannapolis, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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