Justin Hackett brings swing-and-miss heat to Iowa’s bullpen
Hackett is a senior right-hander who flashed real bat-missing stuff in the 2025 season, posting a 1.45 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings while holding left-handed hitters to a .045 average, so the separator here is dominance, not just volume. He’s got a compact power mix and can neutralize tough platoon matchups, but the swing point is command—his walk rate has been the one knob that still needs tightening. If you want a reliever who can attack the zone and change an inning fast, he’s a legit fit.
