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The Book on Brett Jacobson
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Brett Jacobson / RHP, MIN
Born 11/9/1986
Carefree,
AZ,
USA
School: Vanderbilt
Height 6-6
Weight 205
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #491
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
A Vanderbilt product from Carefree, Arizona, righthander Brett Jacobson showed sky-high potential but fell to the Tigers in the fourth round of the 2008 draft due to some rough college outings in his junior season. His 95mph fastball has hard sink, and the combination of his max-effort approach and deceptive over-the-top delivery always suggested a bullpen role in his future. Leave it to his new lateral thinking Twins owners to think othewise, though: they've stretched him out and will try to rebuild him as a starter after all. He'll need another year or two of coaching before he's in game shape.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2008 | 21 | A | Midwest | W Michigan | DET | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 29.2 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1.045 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 6.20 |
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