My introduction to Thomas Hatch came in the 2016 College World Series. The young right-hander threw a complete game shutout against the University of California at Santa Barbara, during which he showed great command and control of his pitches throughout the game. But that’s all I saw of him last year. After pitching 131 innings in college, the Cubs shut Hatch down for the rest of the season. He did show up in fall instructs and garnered rave reviews from Arizona Phil and John Arguello.
