Emerson HancockSEA · SP

2026 review

Emerson Hancock was a mid-rotation starter for SEA who missed bats and rarely walked anyone, posting a 3.57 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 138.2 IP with a 22.3 K% and 5.7 BB% over 566 BF across 25 games and 25 starts, going 7-8. His 5.7 BB% over 566 BF was the 44th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, a strength in his profile. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1037, he finished 311th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 50th of 236 starting pitchers. His 3.57 ERA ran 0.44 below his 4.01 xERA over 566 BF. He was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug 30, retroactive to Aug 29, for a left abductor strain, missing 29 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. The TDK LABS card had flagged him in early May for a 14-strikeout, zero-walk outing that produced the most strikeouts by any pitcher in 2026, and by late Aug it was describing a near-elite strikeout pace with his recent ratios trending better. By late Sep the card still had him on the 15-day IL since late Aug with the abductor strain, calling his control a standout part of the profile.