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Report: RHP Jackson Jobe, Tigers’ top prospect, earns rotation spot

Right-hander Jackson Jobe, one of the top prospects in baseball, has earned a spot in the Detroit Tigers’ starting rotation, MLB.com reported Saturday.Casey Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft who has to yet to fulfill his potential with the Tigers, also will be in the rotation.MLB Pipeline ranks Jobe as the No. 5 overall prospect and the No. 2 pitching prospect, behind only Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who still qualifies as a “prospect” despite his years in Japanese professional baseball.Jobe, 22, was taken No. 3 overall by the Tigers in the 2021 draft out of high school in Oklahoma City. In spring training, he was 1-1 with a 3.65 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched over four starts.In three seasons in the minors, Jobe is 11-12 with a 2.97 ERA in 58 starts with 261 strikeouts in 233 innings. He made two relief appearances with Detroit in 2024, giving up one hit in four scoreless innings.

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