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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
THOMPSON, JACOB KEITH (JAKE) RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-4 BATS: R BORN: January 31, 1994 - Dallas, TX
WEIGHT: 235 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Rockwall, TX
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Tim Grieve (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Rockwall-Heath High School (TX)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the second round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Named the fourth-best prospect in the Tigers organization and 14th-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League following the season by
Baseball America.
2011: Earned First-Team High School All-American honors from Baseball America at Rockwall-Heath High School...compiled a 12-3 record,
1.90 ERA, two saves and 131 strikeouts in 16 outings...hit .504 (66x131) with 17 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 58 RBI.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 GCL Tigers 1-2 1.91 7 7 0 0 0 28.1 14 94 6 6 1 1 10 31 3 1 .149
TODD, JADE A. LEFTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: L BORN: March 22, 1990 - Jefferson County, AL
WEIGHT: 225 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Bessemer, AL
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Jim Rough (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Shades Valley High School (AL)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the seventh round of the June 2008 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Led all Midwest League relievers with a .191 batting average against, while he finished second with 9.45 baserunners per nine innings
and third with 10.65 strikeouts per nine innings...shared Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors for August after he did not allow a
run in 10 appearances, tossing 15.2 scoreless innings as he compiled a 2-0 record, one save and 21 strikeouts.
2010: Tied for fourth in the Midwest League with one complete game.
2009: Sidelined April 23-August 22 with a left shoulder strain.
2008: Compiled a 7-3 record, 1.04 ERA and 96 strikeouts as a senior at Shades Valley High School.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2008 GCL Tigers 3-1 2.34 12 5 0 0 0 42.1 35 155 15 11 2 3 18 48 5 0 .226
2009 GCL Tigers# 0-0 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 17 1 1 1 0 2 6 0 1 .176
West Michigan 0-1 4.41 6 1 0 0 0 16.1 16 61 10 8 0 1 10 7 0 0 .262
2010 GCL Tigers 2-0 2.25 5 5 0 0 0 24.0 19 88 6 6 1 1 5 22 0 1 .216
West Michigan 0-8 5.11 14 14 1 0 0 68.2 78 272 43 39 6 0 24 56 3 0 .287
2011 GCL Tigers 2-0 1.08 4 0 0 0 0 8.1 5 28 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 .179
West Michigan 2-1 3.99 17 0 0 0 2 29.1 28 111 14 13 1 2 8 25 3 1 .252
2012 West Michigan 6-2 1.65 44 0 0 0 2 60.0 39 204 11 11 3 5 19 71 2 1 .191
Lakeland 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 15-13 3.18 105 25 1 0 4 255.0 223 939 101 90 14 12 87 240 14 4 .237
TODD, JESSE R. (JESS) RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 5-11 BATS: R BORN: April 20, 1986 - Longview, TX
WEIGHT: 210 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Kilgore, TX
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Arkansas
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a minor league free agent on November 20, 2012.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Third among all Pacific Coast League relievers with 9.90 strikeouts per nine innings...released by St. Louis on October 3.
2011: Claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees from Cleveland on May 6...claimed off waivers by St. Louis from the Yankees on May 16.
2010: Named the 27th-best prospect in the Indians organization following the season by Baseball America.
2009: Selected to the Pacific Coast League’s mid-season all-star squad...tied for third in the league with 24 saves...made his major league
debut with St. Louis on June 5 at Colorado...acquired by Cleveland from St. Louis on July 26...named the 18th-best prospect in the Indians
organization following the season.
2008: Tabbed the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for both May 26-June 1 and June 23-29...earned the win on May 30 versus San Antonio,
allowing one hit in seven shutout innings to earn the honors May 26-June 1...fanned 10 batters as he allowed two hits in eight shutout innings
for a no-decision on June 29 versus Midland to earn the honors for June 23-29...named the fourth-best prospect in the Cardinals organization
and seventh-best prospect in the Texas League following the season by Baseball America.
2007: Selected by St. Louis in the second round of the June draft...tied for the lead among all New York-Penn League pitchers with four errors
...tabbed the New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week for July 23-29 after compiling a 2-0 record, 1.13 ERA (8.0IP/1ER) and 15 strikeouts
in two outings (one start)...named the 12th-best prospect in the Cardinals organization and 13th-best prospect in the New York-Penn League
following the season by Baseball America.
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