Jake Bloss Stats & Scouting Report

IP	23.2
ERA	6.46
WHIP	1.940
BB/9	4.9
SO/9	9.1

Full name Jake Bloss
Born 06/23/2001 in
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Central
Drafted in the 3rd round (99th overall) by the Houston Astros in 2023 (signed for $497,500).

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School: Georgetown Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 22.1
Bloss pitched for Lafayette for three seasons before transferring to Georgetown as a graduate student for the 2023 season. He’s been a consistent starter for the program and posted a 2.58 ERA over 13 starts and 76.2 innings, with a 31.4% strikeout rate and 7.8% walk rate in what was the best season of his college career. Standing at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Bloss utilizes a four-pitch mix and attacks from a three-quarter slot. His fastball sits 91-93 mph and has been up to 96-97, and he also works in a low-80s slider, a mid-70s curveball with 12-to-6 shape and solid spin and a mid-to-upper-80s changeup that’s a distant fourth offering for now. Bloss will be 22 on draft day and could be a senior target on day two.

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Organization Prospect Rankings

BA Grade/Risk: 55/High

Adjusted Grade: 40

Track Record: After three seasons at Lafayette College, Bloss transferred to Georgetown in 2023 and won Big East Conference pitcher of the year honors. He was drafted by the Astros in the third round in 2023 and began his first full season in 2024 at High-A Asheville. Bloss dominated, earning a promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi by May. After four starts, Houston called Bloss up directly from Double-A on June 21. Bloss exited his MLB debut with shoulder discomfort but returned in early July to make two starts. The Astros traded him to the Blue Jays as a part of the Yusei Kikuchi deal at the 2024 trade deadline. Bloss made six starts for Triple-A Buffalo in 2025 but struggled with his control before requiring season-ending UCL surgery in May.

Scouting Report: Bloss has a prototype pitcher’s build with the size expected of a starter. He begins from a semi-windup with a high leg lift before driving down the mound with plus extension. His extension improves the plane on his fastball, allowing him to create more ride than expected from his high three-quarters arm slot. Bloss mixes five different pitches, throwing four-seam and two-seam fastball variants, a slider, curveball and splitter. Bloss’ four-seam fastball sits 93-95 mph and touches 97 with true ride-cut shape. It’s an above-average offering and his most heavily used pitch. Bloss reworked his slider in 2025 by showing a baby sweeper shape with around seven to eight inches of sweep. He ditched his sweeper for a curveball with heavy two-plane break. It sits in the upper 70s. He altered his changeup to use a splitter grip in 2025 as he added more armside run to the pitch. Bloss struggled with the Triple-A zone but projects for average command.

The Future: Bloss should return to action in the second half of 2026 and looks like a No. 4 starter.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 45 | Split: 50 | Control: 50.
BA Grade/Risk: 50/Medium.

Track Record: Bloss spent three seasons at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, then transferred to Georgetown in 2023. He broke out with a 2.58 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 76.2 innings to win Big East Conference pitcher of the year honors and was drafted by the Astros in the third round. Bloss bullied minor league competition out of the gate in 2024, earning a promotion to Double-A after just four starts. Houston called him up directly from Corpus Christi on June 21. Bloss exited his MLB debut with shoulder discomfort but returned in early July to make two starts. The Astros traded him to the Blue Jays as a part of the Yusei Kikuchi deadline deal.

Scouting Report: Bloss has a prototype pitcher’s build, standing 6-foot-3 with a strong, athletic build. He uses a semi-windup with a high leg lift before moving into his drop-and-drive mechanics. Bloss does a good job getting downhill, creating well-above-average extension that helps the release from his high, three-quarters arm slot play up. He mixes five pitch shapes: a four-seam fastball, cutter, slider, curveball and changeup. Bloss’ four-seam fastball is an above-average four-seamer that sits 93-95 mph and touches 98 with above-average ride and cut. His cutter is his primary secondary and sits 86-88 with a cutter-slider hybrid shape. His slider is designated by some as a sweeper and sits 81-83 with 11-12 inches of horizontal break. Both his slider and cutter show average-or-better command and the ability to miss bats. Against lefthanded hitters, Bloss mixes in a steady diet of his upper-80s changeup and upper-80s two-plane curveball. He lands all of his pitches at an average-or-better rate.

The Future: Bloss looks like a quality No. 5 starter ready to contribute in 2025.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 45 | Slider: 50. CH: 45. CUT: 55 | Control: 50.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 45 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 45 | Cutter: 55 | Control: 50.
BA Grade: 45/High

Track Record: Bloss spent three seasons with Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, earning an All-Patriot League first-team selection after his third season. He transferred to Georgetown for his fourth season and went 8-4, 2.58 with 96 strikeouts and 24 walks across 76.2 innings. Bloss won Big East pitcher of the year and was a unanimous first-team all conference selection. The Astros took Bloss in the third round of the 2023 draft and signed him for a below-slot bonus of $497,500. Bloss debuted in the Florida Complex League making two appearances before a promotion to Low-A Fayetteville.

Scouting Report: A strong-framed and athletic pitcher, Bloss has the broad- shouldered build of your typical innings-eater. Bloss mixes primarily a four-seam fastball, a curveball, a slider and a changeup. Bloss’ fastball sits 93-95 mph and was clocked as high as 97 while at Georgetown. Due to the spin efficiency and lower release height he’s able to create a flat plane of approach on the pitch which makes it difficult for hitters to get on plane. His primary secondary is an upper-70s curveball at 77-78 mph with heavy two-plane break. Bloss’s slider is hard at 85-87 mph with heavy cut, and he shows above-average command of the pitch. His changeup is an upper-80s offspeed with two-seam fastball movement. Bloss has fringe-average command but should develop into an average strike-thrower.

The Future: A late blooming college arm with a four-pitch mix led by a plus fastball, Bloss has a chance to blossom into a back-of-the-rotation starter with the ability to be effective out of the bullpen.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 50

Draft Prospects

School: Georgetown Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 22.1
Bloss pitched for Lafayette for three seasons before transferring to Georgetown as a graduate student for the 2023 season. He’s been a consistent starter for the program and posted a 2.58 ERA over 13 starts and 76.2 innings, with a 31.4% strikeout rate and 7.8% walk rate in what was the best season of his college career. Standing at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Bloss utilizes a four-pitch mix and attacks from a three-quarter slot. His fastball sits 91-93 mph and has been up to 96-97, and he also works in a low-80s slider, a mid-70s curveball with 12-to-6 shape and solid spin and a mid-to-upper-80s changeup that’s a distant fourth offering for now. Bloss will be 22 on draft day and could be a senior target on day two.

Career Transactions

Buffalo Bisons placed RHP Jake Bloss on the full-season injured list.
Buffalo Bisons placed RHP Jake Bloss on the 7-day injured list.
Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Jake Bloss.
Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Jake Bloss to Buffalo Bisons.
Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Jake Bloss from Buffalo Bisons.
Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Jake Bloss to Buffalo Bisons.
Toronto Blue Jays traded LHP Yusei Kikuchi to Houston Astros for RHP Jake Bloss, OF Joey Loperfido and 2B Will Wagner.
Houston Astros activated RHP Jake Bloss from the 15-day injured list.
Houston Astros sent RHP Jake Bloss on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
Houston Astros placed RHP Jake Bloss on the 15-day injured list. Right shoulder discomfort.
Houston Astros selected the contract of RHP Jake Bloss from Corpus Christi Hooks.
RHP Jake Bloss assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Asheville Tourists.
RHP Jake Bloss assigned to Asheville Tourists from Corpus Christi Hooks.
RHP Jake Bloss assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Asheville Tourists.
RHP Jake Bloss assigned to Asheville Tourists.
FCL Astros activated RHP Jake Bloss.
FCL Astros activated RHP Jake Bloss.
RHP Jake Bloss assigned to FCL Astros.
Houston Astros signed RHP Jake Bloss.