{"id":43688,"date":"2025-04-24T08:44:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43688"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:44:41","slug":"unknown-prospect-heralded-as-dodgers-next-sleeper-pitcher-by-baseball-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43688","title":{"rendered":"Unknown prospect heralded as \u2018Dodgers\u2019 next sleeper pitcher\u2019 by Baseball America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_43,w_4244,h_2387\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/75\/01jsfahej1sr01q0tpta.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training\" width=\"4244\" height=\"2387\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training | Brandon Sloter\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There is no shortage of people that think that all the Los Angeles Dodgers do is throw a bunch of money at their roster to win games. Sure,\u00a0the Dodgers do spend a lot\u00a0and sign a lot of high profile players, but they are also one of the best teams in baseball when it comes to player development and fourth-round pick Jakob Wright could be their latest success story.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Wright looked like a pretty unassuming pick in the 2024 draft at the time. Cal Poly isnt exactly known as a hot bed of MLB talent, and\u00a0Wright was a day two pick\u00a0that signed for a fairly standard bonus pool amount. His 2.97 ERA and decent strikeout rate in college were nice, but certainly not earth-shattering.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">However,\u00a0<em>Baseball America,<\/em>\u00a0an outlet that has Wright as the Dodgers&#8217; No. 23 prospect, seems to think that the Dodgers may have gotten a steal and that\u00a0Wright could be a sleeper pitching prospect\u00a0($) that could rise up the rankings, and the minor leagues, in a hurry.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Jakob Wright is turning heads down in the Dodgers&#8217; farm system<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">After not pitching in 2024 after being drafted and working with the Dodgers&#8217; player development staff, Wright now has a really intriguing pitch mix. His fastball now reliably hits the mid-90s, in addition to a cutter that he can really spin, on top of a slider and changeup that should be big-league offerings. He can throw any of his pitches in any count and generally knows the strike zone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Wright&#8217;s first appearance in the minor leagues this season went very well and got him some attention. However, it also put the spotlight on the fact that he hasn&#8217;t made an appearance in the minors\u00a0<em>since<\/em>\u00a0then. Until we get word as to why he hasn&#8217;t played, including an update on his health, there are going to be questions &#8211; especially given\u00a0how cursed the Dodgers are when it comes to injuries\u00a0right now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Assuming he is healthy, it is certainly fun that it seems like LA may have gotten a really good pitching prospect in the fourth round. However, anyone that has been following the Dodgers shouldn&#8217;t be surprised. This is still the same organization that developed Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler, and Will Smith, among others. They may have money to burn, but they also know what talent looks like and aren&#8217;t afraid to go out and get it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training | Brandon Sloter\/GettyImages There is no shortage of people that think that all the Los Angeles Dodgers do is throw a bunch&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Unknown prospect heralded as \u2018Dodgers\u2019 next sleeper pitcher\u2019 by Baseball America - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43688\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unknown prospect heralded as \u2018Dodgers\u2019 next sleeper pitcher\u2019 by Baseball America - 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