The Detroit Tigers took a quiet off day after winning their fifth straight series and made some noise as they announced they are calling up their No. 1 prospect, right-hander Jackson Jobe.
Detroit is now eight games over .500 and control their Wild Card fate, as they are a game up on the Minnesota Twins and tied with Kansas City Royals for the second seed in the Wild Card race. In order to make room for Jobe, the Tigers designated right-hander Shelby Miller for assignment, essentially ending the possibilities of him coming back on a team option next season.
No matter what list you are looking at, Jobe, who was drafted third-overall in the 2021 MLB Draft, has seen his star rising over the last year based on a four pitch mix of a cutter, slider, fastball, and a changeup. His slider and changeup are his two most consistent pitches, and he can draw a ton of swings and misses with them both. The Tigers used him out of the bullpen in the spring and the results were impressive with the usage of his fastball.
Jackson Jobe’s Slider. 😲 pic.twitter.com/UEgpAbN7EZ
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 23, 2024
Jackson Jobe, 101 mph, 102 mph and 101 mph. 😳 pic.twitter.com/kGG3fDwPvp
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 12, 2024
Jobe did miss sometime with a hamstring injury after he was promoted to Double-A Erie, but had no issue handling the Eastern League. He struck out 81 in 73.2 innings of work (9.9K per 9) with an ERA of 1.95 before making just two starts at Triple-A Toledo…