Mack's Top Draft Prospects - #13 - LHP - Steven Haijar

 

Steven Hajjar

Mack's spin - 

I had Haijar as my early 1.10 pick, but I dropped him t0 1.13 for two reasons.

1. Others have pitched and played better this season.

2. Haijar just hasn't dominated going into the playoffs.

Still, he remains my first southpaw coming off my board.

 

LHP      6-5     215     Michigan 

 

3-30-21 - Prospects Worldwide -

 

33. LHP Steven Hajjar | School: Michigan | B / T: R / L | Ht: 6’5 | Wt: 215lbs | Age: 20.9

 

A big starters frame from the Left-hander with tons of projection here for the stuff to tick up. Working from a high 3/4 arm slot with terrific extension and works through the lower half well with strong hip/shoulder separation. A present 3 pitch mix that features a Fastball, Slider, and a Changeup. It’s an Above-average Fastball currently works in the low 90s but projects for more and should find himself working mid-90s with ease. The height + extension in the profile makes the heater play up even more and may end up Plus when it’s all said and done. The Slider, Above-average, is his breaking ball of choice flashing swing and misses potential if he can tighten it up a bit and add a touch of velo as well. His best pitch is in my opinion the Changeup that flashes true plus and swing and miss ability. The only thing holding it back at this stage is just added usage of the pitch. There is reason to think Hajaar could find himself creeping closer into the Top 10 as the draft nears closer and he can get more innings underneath him and prove his value. 

 

2-15-21 - CBS - Top 50 -

 

25. Steven Hajjar, LHP, Michigan

 

Hajjar is a speculator's dream. He's a 6-foot-5 southpaw who bears a slight resemblance to Christian Yelich in the face, and whose collegiate career consists of exactly 20 innings. (He struck out 24 and walked 11.) Hajjar has a chance to move up the board this spring thanks to his combination of spin and deception. He leverages his height to achieve a steep release point, and that includes pitching off a high front side. (He's maintained the optical advantage while reprogramming his arm action to make it less painful-looking). Hajjar has solid stuff as well, and there's fair reason to expect him to go early on. 

 

2-9-21 - Big 10 Preview -

 

Pitcher of the Year: Steven Hajjar, LHP, Michigan.

 

This is a year for premium pitching in the Big Ten and Hajjar enters the season with the highest profile. The third-year freshman has limited innings under his belt in college because he missed the 2019 season due to a torn ACL, but he was outstanding in the early going in 2020. He has three above-average pitches, and his 6-foot-5 frame makes for a tough at-bat.

  

1-20-21 - D1 Baseball's top 100 College Prospects -

 

16 Steven Hajjar LHP P Michigan Big Ten 

 

1-14-21  -  Baseball America

 

Steven Hajjar

 

Michigan LHP

 

Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-L

Commit/Drafted: Brewers 2018 (21)

Age At Draft: 20.9

 

Hajjar was a rising prospect during the spring of his senior season in high school, thanks to a projectable, 6-foot-5, 210-pound frame and a lively fastball from the left side. He’s filled out that frame a bit since making it to campus at Michigan and has improved his secondaries significantly. Previously he threw a slider that was inconsistent and a changeup that was in its nascent stages, but both have become solid offspeed offerings he can be effective with for Michigan. Hajjar typically sits in the low 90s with his heater and throws his breaking ball in the upper 70s and low 80s. Hajjar redshirted during the 2019 season and got off to a strong start in 2020, posting a 2.70 ERA over four starts and 20 innings, with 24 strikeouts to 11 walks. There’s plenty of risk with Hajjar thanks to a very limited track record in college and control questions, but scouts believe he’s of the lefthanded mold that teams like to target early in the draft. 

 

12-28-20 - D1Baseball @d1baseball

 

Here are the Top 5 LHP on our newly released Top 100 College Draft Prospects:

 

• Jordan Wicks (@KStateBaseball)

• Steven Hajjar (@umichbaseball)

• Pete Hansen (@TexasBaseball)

• Christian MacLeod (@HailStateBB)

• Joe Rock (@Ohio_Baseball) 

 

12-27-20 - PBJ -

 

Steven Hajjar throws a four-pitch mix from a high arm slot and deceptive delivery. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound left-hander throws a four-seam fastball, gyroscopic slider, changeup, and a recently-developed curveball.

 

He typically works off his low-90s fastball, which features some sinking action, while his slider serves as his top off-speed pitch. Besides adding weight to his frame this offseason, Hajjar also developed a true curveball. 

 

12-26-20  -  Baseball Prospect Journal Mock Draft 1.0 -

 

20. New York Yankees: Steve Hajjar, LHP, Michigan

 

Hajjar has risk due to his limited track record after missing his entire freshman season with a torn ACL while last season ended early due to the pandemic. But Hajjar has the size and potential MLB teams seek. Hajjar will have to prove he’s healthy and improved velocity this spring to be a first-round pick. 

 

12-25-20 - https://medium.com/minor-league-madhouse/2021-mlb-mock-draft-3

 

Detroit Tigers

 

Pitching coach Chris Fetter is reunited with his southpaw as the Tigers grab Steven Hajjar. Hajjar has been limited in his time with the Wolverines due to an ACL tear and the COVID shutdown, but his stuff is still solid with room for growth. A pro grade changeup complemented with a low to mid 90’s fastball and a deceptive delivery makes him an intriguing watch this spring, the question is how much B1G baseball action Hajjar will see, as the schedule is still somewhat in flux. 

 

12-23 -20 - gbm wolverine -

 

Steven Hajjar, a left-handed pitcher who made four starts in his freshman season, going 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA was named to the Collegiate Baseball 2021 All-American second team.

 

Hajjar was Big Ten freshman and pitcher of the week after his first start against 9th-ranked Arizona State where he threw six shutout innings, striking out seven while allowing just three hits in a Wolverine victory.

 

On March 7, against 24th-ranked Pepperdine, Hajjar struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings to get the win. He picked up his third win over UCONN in five innings of work as well. 

 

12-18-20 - Future Sox Mock Draft -

 

32. Detroit Tigers: Steven Hajjar, LHP, Michigan

 

6-foot-5, 220-pound southpaw that is familiar with new Tigers’ pitching coach Chris Fetter from his Michigan days. 

 

12-3-20  -  Perfect Game combined their picks for the first two rounds in this mock draft  -

 

11. Washington Nationals | Steve Hajjar, LHP, Michigan | (2/40) Rodney Boone, LHP, UC Santa Barbara

 

Hajjar jumped on the scene in 2020 going 3-0 in his four starts for the Wolverines as an already polished southpaw who has a strong fastball with plus command of his entire arsenal. He’s a guy who has the opportunity to really move on the draft board depending on his performance this season. The 2019 Big West pitcher of the year noticeably made strides in 2020 as he generated more empty swings on the mound and posted a 13.08 K/9 rate. He’s another southpaw on this list that has the opportunity to float his stock if he looks dominant in 2021. With so much high-end similar talent in this draft class, experience and maturity may be a difference maker on the mound in this draft and Boone possesses plenty. -Connor Spencer

 

Sakowski’s Take: A pair of college lefties who represent two of the more intriguing data sets in college baseball, this hypothetical draft would definitely give the Nationals a couple high-end arms right away. Hajjar has a chance, with a big spring, to potentially move even higher up the board while Boone has been a tremendous performer throughout his career out west with the metrics that more analytically-savvy teams salivate over. 

 

11-24-20  -  Prospects Worldwide Mock Draft -

 

18.  LHP Steven Hajjar

 

School: Michigan | B / T: R / L | Ht: 6’5 | Wt: 215lbs | Age: 20.9

 

Tons of projection here for the stuff to tick up. Working from a high 3/4 arm slot with terrific extension and works through the lower half well with strong hip/shoulder separation. A present 3 pitch mix that features a Fastball, Slider and a Changeup.

 

The Fastball (55) currently works in the low 90s but projects for more and should find himself working mid 90s with ease. The height + extension in the profile makes the heater play up even more and may end up Plus when it’s all said and done. The Slider (55) his breaking ball of choice flashes swing and misses potential if he can tighten it up a bit and add a touch of velo to it. His best pitch is in my opinion the Changeup (55) that flashes true plus and swing and miss ability. The only thing holding it back at this stage is just added usage of the pitch, his best weapon. There is reason to think Hajaar could find himself creeping closer into the Top 10 as the draft gets closer and Hajaar can get more innings underneath him and prove his value.