Justin Jacome
| IP | 105 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.343 |
| WHIP | 1.419 |
| BB/9 | 3.686 |
| SO/9 | 6.514 |
- Full name Justin Christian Jacome
- Born 10/19/1993 in Fontana, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School UC Santa Barbara
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Drafted in the 5th round (146th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2015 (signed for $365,900).
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Jacome, a physical lefty, complemented Dillon Tate as the ice to Tate's fire, and the Gauchos led the NCAA in ERA much of the season. Jacome earns comparisons to all the tall big league lefties who figure out how to pitch with average to fringe-average command. Jacome has come along the more he's used his changeup, which he locates well and is his best pitch, earning 50-55 grades, depending on the scout. Jacome has to pitch with angle to his fastball, driving it down and working it inside to righthanded hitters, because he usually sits 88-92 mph. He holds his velocity better now than he did earlier in his career and has a feel for adding and subtracting from his heater, but it can be straight and vulnerable when he catches too much of the zone. A good athlete with a solid pickoff move, Jacome has plus control and has a chance for above-average true command down the line. Most area scouts had him pegged as a fourth-rounder in the J.A. Happ mold.
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Jacome, a 6-foot-6, pitchability lefthander, formed an interesting tandem with wiry, hard-throwing righthander Dillon Tate at UC Santa Barbara in 2015. While Tate went to the fourth overall in the draft to the Rangers, Jacome landed with the Marlins in the fifth round. The duo helped the Gauchos lead NCAA Division I in ERA for most of the 2015 season. With his long levers and fluid motion, Jacome can lull opponents to sleep and sneak his average fastball by batters. He pitched at 88-92 mph at UCSB but sat in the low-90s at short-season Batavia after turning pro. He also showed more willingness to pitch inside to righthanders. Jacome locates his above-average changeup, his best secondary pitch, and will throw it in any count. His slider showed better depth and has flashed above-average potential. A good athlete with a solid pickoff move, Jacome has plus control and has shown the ability to hold his stuff deep into games. He could join 2015 second-rounder Brett Lilek at high Class A Jupiter in 2016.
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Jacome, a physical lefty, complemented Dillon Tate as the ice to Tate's fire, and the Gauchos led the NCAA in ERA much of the season. Jacome earns comparisons to all the tall big league lefties who figure out how to pitch with average to fringe-average command. Jacome has come along the more he's used his changeup, which he locates well and is his best pitch, earning 50-55 grades, depending on the scout. Jacome has to pitch with angle to his fastball, driving it down and working it inside to righthanded hitters, because he usually sits 88-92 mph. He holds his velocity better now than he did earlier in his career and has a feel for adding and subtracting from his heater, but it can be straight and vulnerable when he catches too much of the zone. A good athlete with a solid pickoff move, Jacome has plus control and has a chance for above-average true command down the line. Most area scouts had him pegged as a fourth-rounder in the J.A. Happ mold.
