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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
9 34 34.7 1 0 0 4.67 0.5
Birth Date10-27-1987
Height6' 1"
Weight195 lbs
Age36 years, 5 months, 30 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2015 SDN MLB 6 0 4.3 0 0 0 7 1 4 0 100 14.5 2.1 0.0 8.3 0% .467 1.85 2.00 6.23 80 3.18 74.4 0.1
2019 MIL MLB 28 0 30.3 1 0 0 22 18 47 6 95 6.5 5.3 1.8 13.9 38% .271 1.32 4.61 4.45 93 3.96 81.2 0.5
CareerMLB34034.71002919516957.54.91.613.238%.2711.384.294.67913.8680.30.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2008 PEO A MDW 6 1 24.0 2 2 0 22 5 37 3 95 8.3 1.9 1.1 13.9 0% .388 1.13 2.55 3.00 72 3.59 73.4
2008 BOI A- NWN 3 1 9.0 0 0 0 7 1 14 1 107 7.0 1.0 1.0 14.0 0% .333 0.89 2.53 5.00 55 2.13 43.6
2008 DAY A+ FSL 4 3 17.0 2 0 0 11 7 21 0 105 5.8 3.7 0.0 11.1 0% .282 1.06 1.97 1.59 75 2.93 60.0
2009 DAY A+ FSL 7 7 38.3 2 2 0 31 4 46 3 100 7.3 0.9 0.7 10.8 0% .295 0.91 2.28 1.64 68 2.89 60.8
2009 TEN AA SOU 16 16 82.7 5 5 0 73 39 77 7 94 7.9 4.2 0.8 8.4 0% .287 1.35 3.78 3.70 96 3.91 82.2
2009 IOW AAA PCL 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 5 3 4 1 82 7.5 4.5 1.5 6.0 0% .222 1.33 5.78 1.50 115 4.29 90.3
2010 IOW AAA PCL 32 25 157.3 11 8 0 153 48 119 20 96 8.8 2.7 1.1 6.8 0% .278 1.28 4.88 4.63 0 0.00 0.0
2011 IOW AAA PCL 26 26 146.7 8 14 0 180 46 97 10 102 11.0 2.8 0.6 6.0 0% .342 1.54 4.36 5.34 91 5.23 106.7
2011 CAR Wnt LVB 7 6 22.7 3 2 0 27 13 16 1 10.7 5.2 0.4 6.4 0% .342 1.76 3.76 5.56 0 0.00 0.0
2012 IOW AAA PCL 37 9 86.3 3 7 0 105 43 76 14 97 10.9 4.5 1.5 7.9 0% .353 1.71 5.60 6.57 114 6.91 143.9
2012 MAZ Wnt LMP 10 10 49.0 3 2 0 48 13 34 2 8.8 2.4 0.4 6.2 0% .301 1.24 3.08 3.86 0 0.00 0.0
2013 JAX AA SOU 14 14 79.7 3 6 0 59 22 73 6 97 6.7 2.5 0.7 8.2 0% .247 1.02 2.99 3.16 91 3.41 74.1
2013 NWO AAA PCL 7 4 25.0 1 1 0 29 11 20 3 86 10.4 4.0 1.1 7.2 0% .342 1.60 4.84 4.68 106 5.50 119.5
2014 IND AAA INT 25 12 84.7 5 4 0 91 36 87 8 102 9.7 3.8 0.9 9.2 0% .331 1.50 3.94 4.89 99 5.44 115.1
2014 NAS AAA PCL 6 6 26.7 0 3 0 29 16 28 4 91 9.8 5.4 1.4 9.5 0% .343 1.69 5.34 5.06 106 5.42 114.7
2015 SDN MLB NL 6 0 4.3 0 0 0 7 1 4 0 100 14.5 2.1 0.0 8.3 0% .467 1.85 2.00 6.23 80 3.18 74.4
2015 SAN AA TEX 6 0 10.7 0 1 1 7 1 16 0 5.9 0.8 0.0 13.5 0% .318 0.75 0.57 1.69 40 2.16 47.3
2015 ELP AAA PCL 48 0 63.7 3 3 14 56 17 70 2 7.9 2.4 0.3 9.9 0% .327 1.15 2.70 2.54 72 2.67 58.5
2019 MIL MLB NL 28 0 30.3 1 0 0 22 18 47 6 95 6.5 5.3 1.8 13.9 38% .271 1.32 4.61 4.45 93 3.96 81.2
2019 SAN AAA PCL 34 0 40.7 5 2 8 28 10 54 1 6.2 2.2 0.2 12.0 41% .287 0.93 2.27 1.33 65 1.11 22.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 72 0.5139 0.5972 0.6977 0.7838 0.4000 0.8621 0.3571 0.3023
2019 532 0.4117 0.4718 0.6056 0.6438 0.3514 0.7092 0.4727 0.3944
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-08-14 2013-09-05 Minors 22 0 Right Elbow Contusion -
2011-04-03 2011-04-21 Minors 18 12 Not Disclosed -
2009-05-31 2009-06-14 Minors 14 0 Right Knee Contusion -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2025 MIN $200,000
2024 MIN $1,300,000
2023 TOR $
2022 ATL $
2021 SFN $
2020 NPB $
2019 MIL $
2015 SDN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2019Current$1,300,000
1 yrFuture$200,000
2 yrTotal$1,500,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 28 dNello Gamberdino1 year/$1.5M (2024), 2025 option

Details
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2024), plus 2025 club option. Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 2/4/24. 24:$1.3M, 25:$3M club option ($200,000 buyout). Performance bonuses: $75,000 each for 50, 60 games. 2025 option increases to $3.25M ($300,000 buyout) with 50 games in 2024 and $4M ($350,000 buyout) with 60 games in 2024.
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/11/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Toronto 3/25/23. Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 3/28/23 (split contract with salary of $1.5M in majors). May become a free agent after contract expires. DFA by Toronto 10/1/23. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/3/23.
  • 1 year (2021), plus 2022 club option. Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/8/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by San Francisco 7/16/21. San Francisco exercised 2022 option 11/7/21. Acquired by Atlanta in trade 11/22/21 after being DFA by San Francisco 11/19/21. DFA by Atlanta 9/16/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/20/22.
  • 2020. Signed by Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan 12/19.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 2/15/19 (minor-league contract). $1M salary in majors. Contract selected by Milwaukee 4/29/19. DFA by Milwaukee 5/5/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/8/19. Contract selected by Miami 7/13/19.
  • 2016-18. Hiroshima of NPB.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/26/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by San Diego 9/15/15. Released by San Diego 12/21/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/18/13 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Pittsburgh 8/6/13.
  • 1 year (2013). Released by Chicago Cubs 4/4/13. Signed by Miami 4/5/13 (minor-league contract).
  • Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2008 (9-281) (Furman). $90,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 0 0 0 0 14.4 10 5 16 1 .255 1.08 2.90 3.23 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.3 7 4 11 1 .269 1.16 3.27 3.64 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 5 2 7 1 .279 1.23 3.55 3.94 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 3 0 .288 1.28 3.79 4.2 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .297 1.34 4.02 4.45 0.0 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-09-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)What can you tell me about the recent performance surge from Jay Jackson?
(Matt from Chicago)		He's been better, but I'm not sure it's a 'surge'. I think think he has a shot at a relief role down the road. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Kevin! As a Cubs fan I'm used to disappointment...I may even thrive on it. What's happened to Jay Jackson in Iowa? Hopes for a decent #3 starter seem to be fading. Thanks!
(abbiet from pit of despair...but at least it's familiar)		He's regressed, no doubt. He's one of those guys I think might be able to turn it around with a bullpen move. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who of Trey McNutt, Chris Carpenter, and Jay Jackson has the highest ceiling (and what is that ceiling)? Most likely to reach their ceiling?
(Michael from Chicago)		McNutt has the highest ceiling and the best name of the group. He could be a #2 or a very good power reliever. I think Carpenter will reach a ceiling of power bullpen arm. (Jason Parks)
2011-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)Have you soured on Jay Jackson? KLaw had his velocity down late last season to the upper-80s.
(Matt from Chicago)		I was never that high on him to begin with. He wasn't sharp last season, but he has the arsenal to find some success at the major league level. I'd say he's more of a reliever or back-end starter. (Jason Parks)
2010-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of ceiling does Jay Jackson of the cubs have? Will we have to wait till next year to see him?
(Stephen from Denton, Tx)		I think the ceiling is medium-high, but I can't say I've seen him pitch. I do know he was a philosophy major in college, which I endorse. I'd like to see the strikeouts be a little higher, but his control has been nifty at Triple-A this year, which is basically the opposite of his performance in the upper levels last season. I think the transition to the bullpen is working very nicely, and may accelerate his timetable. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-05-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Are the Cubs better off making a deal for a pen arm or promoting from within( Andrew Cashner or Jay Jackson)?
(Matt from Chicago)		I would have already had Cashner in the majors. I know he's starting in the minors but he was a dominant reliever in college. I can't believe he is still in the minors. (John Perrotto)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Jay Jackson has thrown 2,524 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (92mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph) and Sinker (91mph).