Jacob Petricka

Position: RH RP
Born: 6/5/1988
Ht: 6’5″ Wt: 170 lb
Acquired: Drafted 2nd round in the 2010 draft out of Indiana
Career Stats

FutureSox Prospect Rankings

  • #T-9 – 2010 Midseason
  • #8 – 2010 Postseason
  • #4 – 2011 Midseason
  • #6 – 2012 Preseason
  • #16 – 2012 Midseason
  • #22 – 2013 Preseason
  • #22 – 2013 Midseason
  • # 15 – 2014 Preseason

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Scouting Report

With Petricka, it all starts with his velocity. He has a mid 90s fastball and held it deep into games as a starter. He also features a decent curveball that has shown improvement and a usable change. In his final year of college he struck out 113 in 100.2 innings, however, he walked 47 batters. He had issues repeating his delivery and his control has remained inconsistent as a pro. Petricka’s secondary pitches aren’t as good as his fastball, leading many to believe his future was in the bullpen from before the Sox drafted him.

In 2013 he finally made the move to the ‘pen and earned a promotion from Double-A to Triple-A after positive results. Petricka, who had Tommy John Surgery in 2007, had mediocre results as a starter mainly due do a lack of control. In 2012, he was promoted to Double-A despite a subpar showing at A+ (5.33 ERA, .284 AvgA, 5.0 BB/9, 9.1 K/9), and did even worse there (5.46 ERA, .290 AvgA, 5.5 BB/9, 4.2 K/9). As a reliever, his control has improved while his K rate has maintained and was able to make his MLB debut in 2013.

Petricka had two decent full seasons in the White Sox bullpen in 2014 and 2015 and pitched seven straight years in the majors, but more injuries in 2016 and 2017 seemed to result in a minor dropoff in his stuff.