Jakob Wright Stats & Scouting Report

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BA Grade/Risk: 45/High.

Track Record: Wright pitched two seasons at Cal Poly with a stop in the West Coast League mixed in as well. The Dodgers selected him in the fourth round and signed him for $553,800. His 101 strikeouts tied for second in the Big West, just three behind league leader and top 2025 draft prospect Tyler Bremner. Wright did not pitch in an official game after signing.

Scouting Report: Wright works with a four-pitch mix led by a low-90s fastball that has touched up to 95 mph. He backs it with a potentially plus slider in the low 80s, a high-70s curveball and a hard cutter in the high 80s. Wright’s control has at times been scattered—his delivery features a longer arm action—but his stuff is eye-catching, and he cut his walk rate to 4.3 per nine innings in his draft season. The Dodgers were intrigued by his fastball in particular and believe he has the pitch mix to stick in the rotation. His slider, curveball and changeup each garnered miss rates between 39%-43%. The changeup is thrown in the mid 80s and shows decent fade away from righthanders at its best.

The Future: An experienced college pitcher like Wright will likely begin his pro career at one of the Class A levels. With a few more coats of polish, he could emerge as the next in a long line of gems mined by the Dodgers’ pitching department.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 40 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 45 | Cutter: 55 | Control: 45.

School: Cal Poly Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
Wright is a 6-foot, 170-pound lefthander who missed the 2022 season with Cal Poly thanks to injury, but has slowly become a reliable starter two years later. He throws a low-90s fastball that touches 95 from a loose and easy delivery, and also has solid feel to spin both a low-80s slider and upper-70s curveball. Both breaking balls have generated strong miss rates for him in 2024, and he has also flashed a harder cutter in the mid-to-upper 80s that has given him another reliable secondary. Wright’s control is scattered, which leads to starter/reliever questions, though he has made a sizable step forward in that area from 2023 to 2024.