Jackson Jobe Adds Two New Pitches
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
Detroit Tigers right-handed pitching prospect Source: Detroit Free Press - Evan Petzold

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