Ryan Jennings Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Ryan Trey Jennings
Born 06/23/1999 in San Antonio, TX
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Louisiana Tech
Drafted in the 4th round (128th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022 (signed for $70,000).

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Jennings is older for the class and is probably a senior sign money saver, but he has been a consistent arm for Louisiana Tech over the last two seasons. This spring he posted a 3.59 ERA over 14 starts and 90.1 innings with 95 strikeouts and 37 walks. Jennings has a big arm. He sat at 93-95 mph as a starter and touched 97. He mixes in a hard mid-80s sliders as well. He uses a curve and change less regularly. Jennings' fastball-slider combo gives him a viable fallback option as a power reliever.

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BA Grade/Risk: 45/High.

Track Record: The Blue Jays selected Jennings in the fourth round of the 2022 draft out of Louisiana Tech and signed him for $70,000. He dealt with an elbow injury in 2023 and missed three months, returning for one appearance in September. Out of camp in 2024 he was assigned to High-A Vancouver, making 11 starts with the Canadians before being promoted to Double-A New Hampshire. Jennings missed around a month of the season following the all-star break and made up time in the Arizona Fall League.

Scouting Report: An undersized righthander with a filled-out frame, Jennings has dealt with injuries throughout his career and missed time, leading to durability concerns that will likely lead him to the bullpen. His pitch mix is suited for the role with a four-seam fastball that sits 94-96 mph touching 98 mph at peak with average ride and heavy armside run. It’s an above-average pitch that held batters to a sub-.200 batting average in 2024, but it didn’t miss many bats. His primary secondary is a slider that sits 85-87 mph with tight gyro spin. It’s his best bat-missing pitch with a 19.6% swinging strike rate in 2024. He shows above-average command of a low-80s downer curveball and a changeup that’s worked as a good chase pitch. Jennings has above-average command of his four-pitch mix and does have starter’s traits, but a lack of durability.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55.

Toronto Blue Jays invited non-roster RHP Ryan Jennings to spring training.
RHP Ryan Jennings assigned to Scottsdale Scorpions.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated RHP Ryan Jennings from the 7-day injured list.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats placed RHP Ryan Jennings on the 7-day injured list.
RHP Ryan Jennings assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians.
Vancouver Canadians placed RHP Ryan Jennings on the 7-day injured list retroactive to June 23, 2023.
RHP Ryan Jennings assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
RHP Ryan Jennings assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.