"Hatch turned 31 just a couple days after the season ended. He's pitched in parts of five big league seasons between the Blue Jays, Pirates, Royals and Twins, ending the 2025 campaign with the latter of that quartet. In 103 MLB frames, the former third-round pick (Cubs, 2016) has a 5.24 ERA, 18% strikeout rate, 10.8% walk rate and 46.3% ground-ball rate."
"Though he hasn't found much in the way of consistent big league success, Hatch has been a solid starter in four Triple-A campaigns. He's pitched 334 innings at the top minor league level and logged a serviceable 4.42 earned run average while punching out 22.3% of his opponents against a tidy 7.5% walk rate. Hatch also has brief experience pitching overseas in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, though he only made five appearances for the Hiroshima Carp during that 2024 stint."
"Hatch has split his time in pro ball fairly evenly between starting and relieving. He'll compete for a job this spring but would presumably be ticketed for a swingman role even if he secured a roster spot. Arizona's rotation currently includes Merrill Kelly, Ryne Nelson, Brandon Pfaadt, Eduardo Rodriguez and Michael Soroka. Kelly and Soroka signed as free agents this winter."
Thomas Hatch agreed to a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks and will attend major league camp as a non-roster invitee. He turned 31 shortly after the season ended and has appeared in parts of five MLB seasons with the Blue Jays, Pirates, Royals and Twins, totaling 103 innings with a 5.24 ERA, 18% strikeout rate, 10.8% walk rate and 46.3% ground-ball rate. Hatch has 334 Triple-A innings across four seasons, posting a 4.42 ERA with a 22.3% strikeout rate and 7.5% walk rate. He made five appearances in Japan's NPB with the Hiroshima Carp in 2024. Hatch has alternated between starting and relieving and projects as a swingman candidate behind Arizona's established rotation.
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