Jake Barrett

For the Australian rules footballer, see Jake Barrett (footballer).

Jake Barrett
Acereros de Monclova – No. 88
Pitcher
Born: (1991-07-22) July 22, 1991 (age 33)
Upland, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 4, 2016, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record2–4
Earned run average4.45
Strikeouts92
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Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World Junior Baseball Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Edmonton Team
WBSC Premier12
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

Jake Dalton Barrett (born July 22, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees. He played college baseball for Arizona State University.

Amateur career

Barrett began playing baseball when he was 10 years old.[1] He attended Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona, and played for the school's baseball team.[2] As a junior, he was named All-State. After the season, he played for the United States national baseball team in the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship.[3] As a senior, Barrett led his team to the state championship, throwing as hard as 95 miles per hour (153 km/h).[4]

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Barrett in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft, but he did not sign.[5] He enrolled at Arizona State University, and played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]

Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks chose Barrett in the third round of the 2012 MLB Draft.[7] He signed and played for the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Single–A Midwest League in 2012, and the Visalia Rawhide of the High–A California League and Mobile BayBears of the Double–A Southern League in 2013. After the 2013 season, the Diamondbacks assigned him to the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League (AFL), and he appeared in the AFL Fall Stars Game.[8] He pitched for Mobile and the Reno Aces of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League in 2014, where he had a combined 3.09 earned run average.[7] He pitched for Mobile and Reno again in 2015. On November 20, 2015, the Diamondbacks added Barrett to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[9]

Barrett was chosen for the United States national baseball team's roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.[10]

He made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks on April 4, 2016.[11] In 68 games, Barrett posted an ERA of 3.49 with 4 saves. The following two seasons, Barrett has struggled with consistency and injury, being limited to 35 total appearances between 2017 and 2018.

Barrett was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on January 31, 2019, after the signing of Greg Holland was made official.

New York Yankees

On February 5, 2019, the Diamondbacks traded Barrett to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.[12] He was then designated for assignment again on February 22. On March 1, Barrett was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[13] Barrett was designated for assignment on March 28, after the contracts of J. B. Shuck, Melky Cabrera, and Francisco Liriano were selected.

On April 4, 2019, the New York Yankees claimed Barrett off of waivers.[14] On May 4, he was recalled from the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders to replace James Paxton. Barrett made 2 appearances for the Yankees, compiling a 14.73 ERA with 4 strikeouts across 3+2⁄3 innings pitched. Barrett was outrighted off the Yankees' roster on November 4 and subsequently elected free agency.[15]

Acereros de Monclova

On April 9, 2020, Barrett signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[16] After the cancellation of the 2020 LMB season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barrett signed on to play for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the pandemic) for the 2020 season.

Barrett re-signed with Monclova for 2021. In 2 games 2 innings of relief he went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 4 strikeouts.

Barrett re-signed with Monclova for a third season in 2022. He spent the entire season recovering from injury and did not appear.

Barrett re-signed with Monclova for a fourth season in 2023. In 31 games 32.2 innings of relief he went 3-3 with a 5.51 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 2 saves. He was placed on the reserve list on August 5.

Barrett re-signed with Monclova for a fifth season in 2024. He did not appear in a game and spent the entire season on the reserve list.

References

  1. ^ Garcia, Jose (June 12, 2009). "Pitcher is SE Valley Player of Year". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2013.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Garcia, Jose (May 31, 2009). "Barrett Stays 'Humble'". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2013.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "Desert Ridge (Mesa, Ariz.) ace Jake Barrett has been known to punish himself with grueling runs following a loss - so it's a good thing he wins nearly every time out. - ESPN". Espn.go.com. June 3, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Arizona H.S. stars in spotlight for MLB draft". azcentral.com. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "2009 draft marks a turning point in many ways for Toronto Blue Jays - Baseball - The News". Ngnews.ca. August 19, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "#42 Jake Barrett - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Zach Buchanan, azcentral sports (February 21, 2015). "Diamondbacks' Jake Barrett hoping fitter form leads to big-league shot". azcentral. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "D-Backs prospects Jake Barrett, Matt Stites manage to earn spots as Arizona Fall League Stars". azcentral.com. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "D-backs add trio to roster, DFA Webster". Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "USABaseball.com: News: 2015 U.S. Pan Am Men's Baseball roster announced". usabaseball.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "Diamondbacks reliever Jake Barrett makes history in MLB debut". Azcentral.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Diamondbacks trade reliever Jake Barrett to Giants for cash". Arizonasports.com. August 13, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  13. ^ Stumpf, Alex (March 1, 2019). "Pirates Claim RHP Jake Barrett". BucsDugout.com. SBNation. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Yankees claim righty Jake Barrett off waivers from Pirates". April 4, 2019.
  15. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  16. ^ "De Yankees a Acereros, Jake Barrett Llega a Monclova".