I was just joking because he didn’t play in game 2 of a DH and didn’t play tonight. He was HBP in his debut, but I didn’t see anything suggesting he was injured because of it.
I love Mo Baller, but Zeferjahn is pretty legit and has over 4 years of team control. His numbers since the arbitary cutoff of June 1st (26 appearances):
15.23 K/9, 4.85 BB/9, 1.38 ERA, 2.07 xERA, 2.56 FIP, 2.61 xFIP.
Have to give to get.
Fangraphs show a small dip from 2025, but it’s still a tiny bit higher than 2024, and it’s basically in line with his career. Don’t see an issue there, unless it’s gotten a lot worse as the season has progressed. Haven’t looked at that yet.
Edit: Nope. 94.4 average mph each of his last 2 starts. Velo is fine,
Does anyone have any statcast stuff on Jackson? That K rate is horrific for the college game, but you could feel a lot better if the exit velos and such were elite.