Tigers making way for top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe

Tigers making way for top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe

It appears the Detroit Tigers are making way for a new arm in the rotation come the start of the 2025 season. Today, the Tigers announced they are optioning  Keider Montero down to AAA. Which has many people thinking top prospect Jackson Jobe will be the one to fill the spot.

The former third-overall pick in the 2021 player draft out of high school. Jobe quickly impressed in the minor leagues, climbing higher and higher up prospect lists until he became a consensus top 5 project in 2024.

Jobe was technically called up last year during the Tigers’ late playoff push. He only threw four innings, but to his credit, he didn’t give up any runs. But no actual sample size to go off there.

However, 2025 spring training has given the Tigers a better chance to see how Jackson Jobe can compete with MLB-level talent. Once again, to his credit, he impressed, posting a 3.65 ERA across 12.1 innings with eight strikeouts.

While his numbers are not world-beating, when paired with his domination in the Minor Leagues, it’s easy to see why the Tigers want to give this kid a chance. Jobe would join a rotation that already includes former Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and former first-overall pick Casey Mize.

Surprisingly, the Detroit Tigers made a playoff push late into the season last year. While the offense seemed to let them down, adding a guy like Jackson Jobe can hopefully help solidify a solid three-man rotation in Detriot.

The Tigers, for the first time, have some legit young talent. Skubal is still coming into his own at just 28. Now, you have the chance to pair him with a top-five prospect who is only 22 years old.

The offense in Detriot may still need some addressing. Maybe the emergence of Max Clark can help with that. But he’s just 20 years old, so he probably has another couple of years, even if he has impressed so far.

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But you can’t deny that this rotation has the potential to become one of the best in the league if Jobe can live up to the hype. I always love seeing how top-rated prospects pan out, Jackson Jobe will be no different.

Will he become the ace we all know he can become? Or will he go down the Casey Mize path as a constant what-if? I suppose only time will tell.

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