Ethan Hankins is a 6-6 right-handed pitcher from Atlanta, Georgia. He was selected to Team USA’s 18U team in 2017 and a year later was chosen as the 35th overall pick in the MLB June Amateur draft by the Cleveland Guardians.

In 2020, MLB.com named Hankins the number ten prospect in the Cleveland organization. Hankins peaked at Double-A Akron a year ago. In his five seasons in the minors, the flamethrower pitched in 33 games, logged 111.2 innings, sustained a 3.47 ERA, and struck out 131 hitters. Hankins came to the RailCats late in the season and punched out 17 hitters in just 11 innings of work.