Who was he?
Braves One Year Wonder AND Best Free Agent signing, Chris Hammond was 6th round draft pick by Cincinnati in the 1986 draft. Nobody ever predicted he would make the majors, much less have a productive and lucrative career. A lefty, Hammond never touched 90 in fastball velocity and spent the majority of his MLB career working 83-85 mph. His other pitches were a slow curve he loved to break out just for Terry Pendleton, a sloppy, slurvy slider that he only threw to lefties, and his out pitch — the “vulcan” change.
Braves One-Year Wonder and Best Free Agent Signings: Chris Hammond
