SAN FRANCISCO – He struck out the first batter almost on cue, and if not, someone else must've scripted it for Jackson Jobe, the youngster with the triple-digit heat who flashed potential for a brief moment before Tommy John surgery cost him 14 months.
Well, the 24-year-old is back, and it would be irresponsible to get carried away with his five-inning, one-hit shutout performance here at Oracle Park Saturday, Aug. 8. So, we won't. But no one is saying you can't.
Or shouldn't – no one would blame you. Here was the third-overall pick from the 2021 draft showing why he was the third-overall pick in the 2021 draft.
A 100-mph pitch in the first inning? To the first batter? To get his first strikeout of the season?
Yes, yes, and yes, and it'd be silly to suggest it was anything other than electric, and also poised, for this isn't just a flamethrower. Jobe is a pitcher, with a four-pitch ***** nal, an ***** nal that should keep expanding, too.
#jobe #batter #overall #draft
Well, the 24-year-old is back, and it would be irresponsible to get carried away with his five-inning, one-hit shutout performance here at Oracle Park Saturday, Aug. 8. So, we won't. But no one is saying you can't.
Or shouldn't – no one would blame you. Here was the third-overall pick from the 2021 draft showing why he was the third-overall pick in the 2021 draft.
A 100-mph pitch in the first inning? To the first batter? To get his first strikeout of the season?
Yes, yes, and yes, and it'd be silly to suggest it was anything other than electric, and also poised, for this isn't just a flamethrower. Jobe is a pitcher, with a four-pitch ***** nal, an ***** nal that should keep expanding, too.
#jobe #batter #overall #draft
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