Once one of the highest ranked prospects in the White Sox’ system after he led the minors in strikeouts in 2017, Alec Hansen is retiring.
Hansen was the White Sox' second-round pick in the 2016 draft, and a year later, he struck out a whopping 191 opposing hitters, more Ks than any minor league pitcher that season, including teammate Michael Kopech, who wasn't far behind with 172 punch outs.
But things slid backward in dramatic fashion after that, Hansen sidelined for months with a forearm injury in the first half of the 2018 season. He lost command of the strike zone upon his return, getting knocked around for a 6.31 ERA that year, during which he was demoted from Double-A Birmingham to Class A Winston-Salem.
Like all minor leaguers, Hansen did not pitch in 2020. Last year, he made 22 relief appearances for Birmingham and was shelled to the tune of a 6.04 ERA.
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