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.
Who???
Read the article
gotta admit, i felt the same way, given they designated a whole article to him.
hay darkside its kenny
who?
lol hey kenny
You know…..Jay Jackson.
I say the same thing about tazman4878.
Former Cubs top prospect (though I don’t believe he ever cracked a Top 100 list.) Had some great stuff.
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.
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.
And if he doesn’t make the team, the Crew is out nothing! Not a bad “deal.”
Was this even noteworthy?
Because the Brewers are thin on pitching, so the likeyhood of him making the roster is greater than your other oversea imports.
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”.
is your existence noteworthy?
People said the same thing about Miles Mikolas last year
Obviously you thought it was noteworthy. Why do you need to criticize the staff at this site.
let him be a miserable human being. I’m sure it’s punishment enough
Never heard of her…
Omg you’re so clever
Never heard of you
He will be the new Miles Mikolas
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
Cardinals could use him! The Brewers could get Gyorko and add to their infield let collection lol
Infielder collection*
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.
Pitched great in Japan but can’t get a major league contract?
He had some walk issues last year in Japan. He was much better in 2026-2017.
4.1/10
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.
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!
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.
Any relation to Edwin Jackson?
Or Action Jackson?
Jackson pollock
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”
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.
Guy’s been in baseball since MySpace and “Flavor of Love” were popular. That’s sticking with it, Jay. Good luck to him.
He could be this year’s Chris Martin.
Great dude. Happy he’s getting another shot back in the states.