A Name for 2027: Sebastian Walcott - September 5, 2026

Jared Jones (SP-PIT) spun a gem against the Angels as he fired 6 shutout IP in which he allowed just 3 hits and a walk while racking up 9 punchouts on 91 pitches (63 strikes). The 25 year-old RHP now owns a 4.46 ERA, 10.5 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, and 3.62 xFIP through 78.2 IP this season. He could be a nice bargain on draft day given the gap between his ERA and xERA (3.84). Jones has missed lots of bats (13.5% swinging-strike rate) while limiting the opposition to a 72% overall contact rate and 84.5% in-z

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