- Full name Gage Lee Jump
- Born 04/12/2003 in Aliso Viejo, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School UCLA
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Drafted in the 18th round (550th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2021.
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Jump entered the year as one of several highly-touted players on a loaded JSerra (Calif.) High team that included shortstop Cody Schrier and righthanders Eric Silva and Luke Jewett. After impressing on the showcase circuit last summer and fall, Jump’s stuff ticked up this spring to solidify himself as the best of the bunch. Jump is an undersized lefthander at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, but his stuff plays bigger than his size. He pitches at 91-92 mph, can reach for 93-94 mph at any time and began touching 95-96 for the first time this spring. He pitches effectively at the top of the zone with his fastball to make it a plus pitch that gets lots of swings and misses. Batters don’t see his fastball well and rarely make contact against it. Jump complements his fastball with a plus, downer curveball in the mid 70s that also draws swings and misses. He also throws a changeup that flashes plus but is inconsistent and shows feel for a nascent cutter in the low 80s. Jump’s size and arm action result in some effort in his delivery, which leads to inconsistent command and control. His fastball will occasionally sail on him, but he is an aggressive competitor who pounds the strike zone when he’s on. Jump’s size and delivery create questions about whether he can remain a starter. Most teams project him to relief, where his stuff and mentality invite comparisons to similar-sized lefties who became dominant closers. He is committed to UCLA.
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Draft Prospects
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School: LSU Committed: Padres ’21 (18)
Age At Draft: 21.3
Jump ranked as the No. 57 player in the 2021 draft class out of high school, thanks to a trio of pitches that earned plus projections. He made it to campus at UCL despite that pedigree, in part thanks to concerns about size and reliever questions, and after one brief season with the Bruins in 2022, Jump followed righthander Thatcher Hurd from Los Angeles to Baton Rouge and will join LSU for the 2024 season. Jump missed the 2023 season entirely thanks to Tommy John surgery, but is expected to play a key role in LSU’s pitching staff in 2024. Jump works with a three-pitch mix featuring a 92-95 mph fastball that has touched 97, a downer curveball in the upper 70s and a low-80s changeup that is mostly used against righties. His fastball has a history of playing up at the top of the zone thanks to deception and riding life. -
Jump entered the year as one of several highly-touted players on a loaded JSerra (Calif.) High team that included shortstop Cody Schrier and righthanders Eric Silva and Luke Jewett. After impressing on the showcase circuit last summer and fall, Jump’s stuff ticked up this spring to solidify himself as the best of the bunch. Jump is an undersized lefthander at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, but his stuff plays bigger than his size. He pitches at 91-92 mph, can reach for 93-94 mph at any time and began touching 95-96 for the first time this spring. He pitches effectively at the top of the zone with his fastball to make it a plus pitch that gets lots of swings and misses. Batters don’t see his fastball well and rarely make contact against it. Jump complements his fastball with a plus, downer curveball in the mid 70s that also draws swings and misses. He also throws a changeup that flashes plus but is inconsistent and shows feel for a nascent cutter in the low 80s. Jump’s size and arm action result in some effort in his delivery, which leads to inconsistent command and control. His fastball will occasionally sail on him, but he is an aggressive competitor who pounds the strike zone when he’s on. Jump’s size and delivery create questions about whether he can remain a starter. Most teams project him to relief, where his stuff and mentality invite comparisons to similar-sized lefties who became dominant closers. He is committed to UCLA.