Jay Jackson

Jay Jackson

36-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Jackson is a journeyman who has pitched for six teams and two leagues (two stints in Japan) in the past six years. He finally found some stability in the majors last season with Toronto where he had a decent 23.3% K% and 7.8% BB% in 29.2 innings. Despite a 2.12 ERA he was left off the playoff roster for the Blue Jays. The Twins apparently believed in his success because he signed a major league deal. He'll compete for a spot in the bullpen this spring. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the Twins in February of 2024. The deal includes a $3 million club option (or $200,000 buyout) for 2025.
Signing with Minnesota
PMinnesota Twins
February 4, 2024
Jackson signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the Twins on Sunday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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The deal also includes a $3 million club option (or $200,000 buyout) for 2025. Jackson was outrighted to Triple-A by the Blue Jays in early October and elected free agency in November. He was able to land a major-league contract with Minnesota just before the start of spring training and will now attempt to carve out a role in the Twins' bullpen. He's made appearances with San Francisco, Atlanta and Toronto over the past three seasons, posting a 2.73 ERA and 1.04 ERA in 52.2 innings over 50 outings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Jay Jackson generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Jay Jackson generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-75%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-43%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .163 58 18 8 8 1 0 3
Since 2022vs Right .188 89 16 3 16 3 0 3
2024vs Left .333 14 5 2 4 0 0 2
2024vs Right .083 12 1 0 1 1 0 0
2023vs Left .114 42 12 6 4 1 0 1
2023vs Right .200 74 15 3 14 2 0 3
2022vs Left .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right .333 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-86%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-79%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.86 1.14 21.0 1 2 0 8.1 2.1 2.6
Since 2022Away 0.54 0.66 16.2 2 0 0 8.1 3.2 0.0
2024Home 9.00 1.50 2.0 0 1 0 13.5 0.0 9.0
2024Away 1.93 0.86 4.2 0 0 0 5.8 3.9 0.0
2023Home 3.50 1.11 18.0 1 1 0 8.0 2.5 2.0
2023Away 0.00 0.60 11.2 2 0 0 8.5 3.1 0.0
2022Home 0.00 1.00 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022Away 0.00 0.00 .333333 0 0 0 27.0 0.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Jay Jackson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.00
 
K/9
8.1
 
BB/9
2.7
 
HR/9
2.7
 
Fastball
91.7 mph
 
ERA
4.05
 
WHIP
1.05
 
BABIP
.190
 
GB/FB
0.56
 
Left On Base
71.4%
 
Swinging Strike
11.8%
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Getting interest from 14 teams
PFree Agent
January 23, 2024
Jackson has drawn interest from 14 teams this offseason, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
With a pretty healthy market, it's looking like Jackson might be able to land a major-league contract this winter. Jackson, 36, posted a 2.12 ERA and 27:9 K:BB over 29.2 frames with the Blue Jays in 2023 and boasts a 107:40 K:BB across 87.1 innings covering parts of five major-league seasons.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Jackson latched on with the Brewers prior to the 2019 season after spending three campaigns in the Japan Central League with the Hiroshima Carp, posting a 2.10 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 9.8 K/9 across 175 appearances. After opening the season with Triple-A San Antonio, the right-hander was promoted near the end of April, marking his first time back in the majors since debuting with the Padres in 2015. Jackson struggled in his first stint with the Brewers, allowing five runs in 2.1 innings, but fared much better after returning following the All-Star break, posting a 3.21 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 44:17 K:BB across his final 28 innings. Jackson proved he has impressive strikeout stuff (13.9 K/9 and 18.1% swinging strike rate), though he'll likely need to cut down on the walks (5.3 BB/9) and home runs (1.8 HR/9) if he wants to work his way into a higher-leverage relief role in 2020.
While Jackson failed to claim a bullpen spot out of camp, he did earn his first major-league call-up in September on the strength of a combined 2.42 ERA and 1.09 WHIP between Double-A and Triple-A. The right-hander was virtually untouchable early on with San Antonio, earning a promotion to El Paso less than a month into the campaign. The results with El Paso weren't quite as eye-popping, but the numbers were strong nonetheless, with the 28-year-old saving 14 games and finishing 25 games in total for the Chihuahuas, with more than four strikeouts for every walk. His first exposure to major-league hitting was rocky, and Jackson opted to leave North America for an opportunity to pitch in Japan in 2016.
As a 22-year-old at Triple-A, Jackson held his own, but not much more. On the positive side, his command improved significantly (just 2.75 BB/9IP), but he was inconsistent from start to start, and his strikeout rate dropped to 6.82 K/9IP from 8.16 at Double-A the year before. Jackson also moved into the bullpen for seven effective appearances before returning to the rotation in late May. Jackson throws a low-90s fastball, with a changeup, slider and curve, and should get a chance to compete for one of the last rotation spots this spring.
With a low-90s fastball, and a promising curve, slider and changeup, Jackson climbed through three levels last year, missing bats and keeping the ball in the park along the way. His command is still an issue as he walked 39 in 82.2 Double-A innings, but Jackson is not far away from a major league debut. Expect him to compete for the No. 5 starter job in camp, but unless he blows the Cubs away, he'll begin the year at Triple-A.
Jackson has pitched extremely well as a pro so far, dominating High-A ball in his first look at professional hitters. He could be a big bargain in the ninth round, thanks to a 90+ fastball and better-than-expected breaking stuff.
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Elects free agency
PFree Agent
November 2, 2023
Jackson elected to become a free agent Thursday.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
PToronto Blue Jays
October 3, 2023
Jackson cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
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Cast off 40-man
PToronto Blue Jays
October 1, 2023
Jackson was designated for assignment Sunday.
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Recalled from Triple-A
PToronto Blue Jays
September 26, 2023
Jackson was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Sent back to minors
PToronto Blue Jays
September 11, 2023
Jackson will be optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet reports.
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