Angels Acquire Top Prospect Jobe from Tigers
The
Los Angeles Angels and
Detroit Tigers announced a surprising trade involving a mix of major and minor-league talent, anchored by the headlining deal piece in top-pitching prospect
Jackson Jobe.
The trade details see the
Angels acquiring 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospect
Jackson Jobe, while shipping off 25-year-old right-hander
Sam Bachman, 22-year-old minor league left fielder
Alexander Ramirez, and 24-year-old minor league first baseman
David McCabe to
Detroit.
Baseball insiders are at a loss for why the
Tigers would move on from
Jobe so early, especially in light of him winning the
Eastern League Outstanding Pitching Award, finishing 2nd in the
Eastern League Most Valuable Player award, and leading his team to the
Eastern League Championship in the 2024 season.
Angels receive:
Code:
Jackson Jobe (22-year old SP)
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd pick by the Detroit Tigers (2021)
#54 ranked prospect (2024); prior highest ranking #13 prospect (2023)
EL All-Star (2024); EL Outstanding Pitcher (2024)
13-7 W/L record with 169 K, 45 BB, and 2.72 ERA for 5.1 WAR in 162.1 IP (AA / 2024)
19-16 W/L record with 334 K, 81 BB, and 3.02 ERA for 7.2 WAR in 303.2 IP (R, A, A+, AA / 3 seasons)
Tigers receive:
Code:
Sam Bachman (25-year old RP)
Drafted in 1st round, 9th pick by the Los Angeles Angels (2021)
2-0 W/L record with 10 K, 8 BB, 0 SV, and 4.26 ERA for -0.1 WAR in 12.2 IP (MLB / 2024)
3-2 W/L record with 24 K, 19 BB, 1 SV, and 3.64 ERA for 0.1 WAR in 29.2 IP (MLB / 2 seasons)
7-14 W/L record with 119 K, 76 BB, 20 SV, and 3.02 ERA for 1.3 WAR in 127.1 IP (A+, AA, AAA / 4 seasons)
Alexander Ramirez (22-year old LF)
International Free Agent signed by the Los Angeles Angels (2018)
NWL Glove Wizard (2023)
.176/.259/.307 with 12 2B, 5 3B, 11 HR, 35 R, 23 RBI for -1.0 WAR in 467 PA (A / 2024)
.222/.296/.355 with 75 2B, 27 3B, 33 HR, 235 R, 184 RBI for -3.1 WAR in 1902 PA (R, A, A+ / 5 seasons)
David McCabe (24-year old 1B)
Drafted in 4th round, 19th pick (125th overall) by the Atlanta Braves (2022)
South Atlantic League Platinum Stick (2023)
.247/.348/.503 with 18 2B, 2 3B, 33 HR, 80 R, 74 RBI for 0.8 WAR in 549 PA (AAA / 2024)
.260/.363/.462 with 47 2B, 3 3B, 51 HR, 158 R, 172 RBI for 3.3 WAR in 1198 PA (R, A, A+, AAA / 3 seasons)