7DTink Hence P STL Tue 4/18/23 11:19 AM
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Hence (undisclosed) was placed on the 7-day injured list Tuesday at High-A Peoria.
EDGE Analysis
Hence was pulled from his second start of the year last Thursday at Peoria after throwing a wild pitch and then promptly getting a visit from the training staff. There is no update as to the exact nature of the injury. It was downplayed initially and he had been scheduled to throw off a mound this week. The 20-year-old right-hander is a top-ranked prospect in the Cardinals' system.
7DTink Hence P STL Thu 4/13/23 9:15 PM
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Hence (undisclosed) exited his start at High-A Peoria with trainers Thursday, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
EDGE Analysis
Hence worked 3.2 innings before athletic trainers visited him on the mound. He subsequently exited, though the nature of the injury is currently unclear.
7DTink Hence P STL Wed 3/15/23 3:35 PM
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Hence was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Cardinals on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Hence was a bit wild but overall very impressive during his first major-league camp. The Cards have been very careful with the 20-year-old's workload and that should continue with a likely move up to High-A Peoria to start the 2023 season.
7DTink Hence P STL Thu 9/22/22 10:01 AM
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Hence wrapped the 2022 campaign at Single-A Palm Beach with a 1.38 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 81:15 K:BB over 52.1 innings (16 starts).
EDGE Analysis
While the 2020 second-round pick was treated with kid gloves by the Cardinals this year after pitching just eight innings in 2021, he looked incredible when he was out there. It's likely going to take several years for Hence to ramp up to a major-league workload, but the upside here is sky high.
7DTink Hence P STL Tue 8/2/22 5:20 PM
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Hence has a minuscule 1.15 ERA and 0.77 WHIP accompanied by a 53:10 K:BB through 10 starts (31.1 innings) for Single-A Palm Beach this season.
EDGE Analysis
They've been stretching the 2020 second-round pick out slowly this year, as his last two outings have been his longest at four innings apiece. That makes sense, considering that Hence threw just eight pro innings last season and is seen as a relatively high-risk prospect due to his slender build and somewhat violent delivery. A few days away from his 20th birthday, Hence has obviously raised his stock this year, but questions will linger about his ultimate role until he's able to quiet them by pitching deeper into games. Of course, the Cardinals may not even let him try to do that until next season.