Darwyn Hand  
Relief Pitcher | Sask Yellow Jackets

Pitching
Hand has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
He has a very good move to first base and is solid at controlling the running game. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Hand is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hand has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Sask Yellow Jackets have been known to use Hand as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
The Sask Yellow Jackets were smart, they locked Hand up to a long term contract. There's no question in anyone's mind he's a franchise player. This kid has earned his ticket to AAA. The Sask Yellow Jackets will call Darwyn Hand up as soon they have a roster spot and a tailored uniform. I don't say this often, but I'll say it for Hand: he's one of the highest rated pitchers on my scouting sheet.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2019 USV 83 27 35 55 50 42 48 51 48 51 0 54 38 48 0 0 17 0 Overhand College 0 0 4 43 273
2020 USV 83 27 42 55 50 42 48 51 48 51 0 54 38 48 0 0 18 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 43 284
2021 SAS 88 29 48 57 50 42 48 51 48 51 0 54 47 48 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 44 311
2022 SAS 90 31 51 60 50 42 48 51 48 59 0 61 51 48 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 46 345
2023 SAS 90 32 55 65 50 42 48 51 48 59 0 61 60 55 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 48 370
2024 SAS 90 33 59 70 50 42 48 51 48 63 0 65 64 55 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 52 394
2025 SAS 90 33 61 74 50 42 48 51 48 66 0 72 64 55 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 55 411
Ratings Delta     +2 +4           +3   +7         +1             +3 +17

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2019 17 USV 10 2 13 14 61 0 0 0 82.2 1.1 84 13 68 51 45 14 5.58 0.75 1.85 .261 .438 .312 .228 5.01
2020 18 USV 6 8 11 3 49 0 0 0 76.1 1.2 69 9 63 49 41 12 5.80 0.78 1.73 .240 .392 .208 .262 5.54
2021 19 USV 12 12 11 12 69 0 0 0 104.2 1.2 110 11 69 66 50 10 5.70 0.96 1.72 .262 .412 .302 .236 5.42
Totals     28 22 35 29 179 0 0 0 263.2 1.1 263 33 200 166 136 36 5.68 0.83 1.76 .256 .415 .278 .241 5.34

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Darwyn Hand's Career Highlights
Year Details
2021 2nd round - 29th overall selection by Sask Yellow Jackets in the 2021 Amateur Draft

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
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Report card data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.