The Brewers have inked a minors deal with righty Jay Jackson, per a club announcement. It would pay him $1MM if he can crack the major-league roster, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports (Twitter link)..
When last we saw him on this side of the Pacific back in 2015, Jackson had finally (albeit briefly) cracked the majors after seven seasons in the upper minors. Despite that milestone, and a generally productive season at Double-A and Triple-A after moving into a full-time relief role, Jackson’s outlook was decidedly uncertain. He ended up being set free by the Padres to pursue an opportunity in Japan.
Now 31, Jackson has been plying his trade in the interim in with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Hiroshima Carp. Through three seasons, he has spun 176 innings of 2.10 ERA ball with 9.8 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9. It’ll be interesting to see whether he can carry some of that success back with him to the affiliated ranks, though the hard-throwing righty will first need to earn his way onto the 40-man roster.
tazman4878
Who???
Netflix&RichHill
Read the article
DarkSide830
gotta admit, i felt the same way, given they designated a whole article to him.
Kenneth C.
hay darkside its kenny
dray16
who?
DarkSide830
lol hey kenny
martyjay75
You know…..Jay Jackson.
SFGiants74
I say the same thing about tazman4878.
frankf
Former Cubs top prospect (though I don’t believe he ever cracked a Top 100 list.) Had some great stuff.
Smedley Butler
He made it to #98 in Baseball America’s top 100 in 2009.
OK, that was 10.years ago but it looks like control issues and secondary pitches just weren’t there until he put in good time in the Japanese League.
bobtillman
Actually read an article in the Times months ago that the Spanks inquired/negotiated with James; he’s been on the radar. Hey, for a “possible” million bucks?……he’s more likely to contribute than Rob Refsnyder.
Methinks Dave Sterns may have gotten something here.
ScottCFA
And if he doesn’t make the team, the Crew is out nothing! Not a bad “deal.”
ScottRC
Was this even noteworthy?
basebaIl1600
Because the Brewers are thin on pitching, so the likeyhood of him making the roster is greater than your other oversea imports.
Ry.the.Stunner
Brewers are thin on pitching? Jay Jackson is a reliever. I highly disagree with your claim that their bullpen, which dominated in 2018, is “thin”.
BrewersMVP08
is your existence noteworthy?
stan lee the manly
People said the same thing about Miles Mikolas last year
SFGiants74
Obviously you thought it was noteworthy. Why do you need to criticize the staff at this site.
ottomatic
let him be a miserable human being. I’m sure it’s punishment enough
dunham
Never heard of her…
darenh
Omg you’re so clever
SFGiants74
Never heard of you
chicagofan1978
He will be the new Miles Mikolas
Brizzo123
well they had some good luck in picking up Thames from overseas but I’m still confused on why the brew crew doesn’t try and trade him with no real roster spot for him…their are plenty of teams out there who could use a slugging lefty
stan lee the manly
Cardinals could use him! The Brewers could get Gyorko and add to their infield let collection lol
stan lee the manly
Infielder collection*
MannyPineappleExpress9
But not a 1b, or very poor defensive corner outfielder. Which I suspect is part of the reason he’s still a brewer. Also as a fall back/platoon partner for Aguilar.
Lefty Grove’s right hand
Pitched great in Japan but can’t get a major league contract?
andrewf
He had some walk issues last year in Japan. He was much better in 2026-2017.
clepto
4.1/10
Lefty Grove’s right hand
Your no response on the other article speaks volume as to who you are and how you go about yourself on this forum. Everyone’s grade for you as a commenter would probably be a 0.1/10. Except for your fellow trolls of course.
Oxford Karma
It is rare that I haven’t heard of a guy. It feels better that he was only in the league for a few minutes, 3-4 years ago!
SFGiants74
The obvious reply is that you do not have the skills to correctly scout players and get them signed MLB contracts. What is your track record in player development.
tomselleck
Any relation to Edwin Jackson?
thecoffinnail
Or Action Jackson?
CrewOBrews
Jackson pollock
mroland22
My brother is a scout with the Brewers and he thinks this young 31 year old could be on the fast track to the big leagues. To quote “Sneakiest pickup of my career”
Frisco500
I was wondering what happened to him. He had a live arm. But from what I remember no real secondary pitches. He sort of fell apart once he couldn’t rely solely on heat.
gomerhodge71
Guy’s been in baseball since MySpace and “Flavor of Love” were popular. That’s sticking with it, Jay. Good luck to him.
HBan22
He could be this year’s Chris Martin.
Michael Wheeler
Great dude. Happy he’s getting another shot back in the states.