Jackson Jobe Adds Two New Pitches
13 seconds agoDetroit Tigers right-handed pitching prospect Jackson Jobe is already one of the favorites to win the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2025, but the former third overall pick isn't a lock to make the team's Opening Day starting rotation. After making his MLB debut in September of 2024 as a reliever, Jobe added a curveball and two-seam fastball to his pitch mix this offseason and now features six pitches -- four-seam fastball, cutter, changeup, sweeper, curve and two-seamer. He's hoping the additions bring him more strikeouts after his strikeout rate decreased in the minors last year, falling from 32.6% in 2023 to 25.6% in 2024. Jobe ranked in the 90th percentile in reaching two strikes in the minors, but only ranked in the 13th percentile in called-strike-plus-whiff rate in two-strike counts. The 22-year-old has electric stuff and is the No. 5 overall MLB prospect, and he'll be given every chance to win a rotation spot this spring in Detroit.
Source: Detroit Free Press - Evan Petzold
Source: Detroit Free Press - Evan Petzold