The Book on Jake Arrieta
Prospect Info
Jake Arrieta
Born 3/6/1986
RHP, BAL
A late 2007 signee who raised eyebrows around baseball with his Olympic performance in 2008, Arrieta put up some impressive Carolina numbers last year too, leading the league in ERA and finishing 4th in strikeouts. Like many raw talents, he's succeeded so far on the strength of an overpowering fastball, a 97mph darter, so he'll need to add and refine his secondary pitches before he's ready for anything more than a relief role in MLB. Since his closest thing right now is a slider, some are angling to move him into a bullpen role. If he can handle 150+ innings and his curve comes along to be passable, he'll be one of the team's best pitching prospects entering 2010.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (3/15/2010): #39 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: #99
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: #90
Player Updates and Notes
With the release of Adam Eaton, Baltimore is evaluating both Jake Arrieta and Chris Tillman as possible rotation candidates for the second half of the season. While Tillman seems closer to big-league ready, Arrieta wouldn't be a crazy choice, either. Stay tuned.
5/22/2009 by KDaddy
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