First Impressions

Jobe, C. Narvaez, Smith-Shawver, Warren, Misner

First Impressions

Jobe, C. Narvaez, Smith-Shawver, Warren, Misner

Brandon Kruse

May 25 2025 3:10am

Jobe, C. Narvaez, Smith-Shawver, Warren, Misner

First Impressions is a look at recent call-ups, a snapshot of their early progress in the majors. Initial BaseballHQ.com Call-Ups reports on the players in today's column can be found in the Content tab on their individual PlayerLink pages (linked from the player name below). Because many of these players have accumulated less than 150 PA or 60 IP, small sample size warnings apply to the analysis here.

First Impression: Jackson Jobe (RHP, DET)

CALLED UP: 9/24/2024, 3/27/2025
BASEBALLHQ PROSPECT RATING: 9C
CURRENT ROLE: Starting pitcher
POTENTIAL ROLE: Starting pitcher
2025 MINORS STATS: None

Year	IP	ERA	xERA	BB%	K%	K-BB%	GB/LD/FB	H%	S%	HR/F	FpK	SwK%
2024+	82	2.64	N/A	13%	22%	9%	N/A	25%	79%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24MLB	4	0.00	4.59	6%	12%	6%	42/17/42	8%	100%	0%	75%	7.0%
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