• Full name Jacob Locker
  • Born 06/15/1988 in
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Ferndale
  • Drafted in the 10th round (321st overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2009 (signed for $200,000).
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    The story in Washington is that the best player in the state--and one of the most gifted athletes in the draft--isn't even playing baseball. Jake Locker played outfield and pitched in high school, where he was a top-round talent, but fell to the 40th round because of signability. He ended up at Washington, where he stepped in as the Huskies' quarterback. Locker teased scouts by playing in the West Coast Collegiate League last summer, ranking as the league's top talent. Scouts believe that if he concentrated on baseball, he could be like a speedier Matt Holliday. He's not playing mind games with scouts; they know he has his heart set on playing in the NFL.

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