{"id":33438,"date":"2025-07-02T20:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33438\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T20:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:08:11","slug":"mariners-select-joe-jacques-option-emerson-hancock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33438\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Select Joe Jacques, Option Emerson Hancock"},"content":{"rendered":"

12:45pm<\/strong>: The M\u2019s have now announced that they have selected Jacques, with righty Emerson Hancock<\/a><\/strong> optioned as the corresponding move. It\u2019s unclear how the club plans to fill that rotation spot. They could recall someone like Logan Evans<\/a><\/strong> or perhaps try to get to the All-Star break with a four-man rotation.<\/p>\n

12:10pm<\/strong>: The Mariners are calling up left-hander Joe Jacques<\/a><\/strong>, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC 2<\/a>. The southpaw is not currently on Seattle\u2019s 40-man roster but they already have a vacancy there. They will need to make a corresponding move to open an active roster spot.<\/p>\n

Jacques, 30, started the season with the Dodgers on a minor league deal. A couple of months into the season, the M\u2019s designated Will Klein<\/a><\/strong> for assignment and then flipped him to the Dodgers, with Jacques coming to Seattle as the return in that swap.<\/p>\n

Between those two clubs, the lefty has thrown 32 Triple-A innings this year with a 6.19 earned run average. That\u2019s obviously not an inspiring number, but he has other numbers which can provide more optimism. His 23.2% strikeout rate and 7.9% walk rate this year are both solid figures, while his 58.3% ground ball rate is quite strong. His ERA has been inflated by a .396 batting average on balls in play and a 59.5% strand rate in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. His 4.57 FIP suggests he has deserved far better.<\/p>\n

The underlying stats match his previous minor league work. From 2021 to 2024, he tossed 173 innings on the farm with a 3.90 ERA, 22% strikeout rate, 9.1% walk rate and grounders on more than half of the balls in play he allowed. He also has a bit of big league work on his r\u00e9sum\u00e9. He tossed 29 2\/3 innings over the 2023 and 2024 seasons with a 5.46 ERA, 15.9% strikeout rate, 8% walk rate and 61.9% ground ball rate.<\/p>\n

The Seattle pitching staff has been light on left-handers for most of this year, with Gabe Speier<\/a><\/strong> being the only southpaw to have thrown more than four innings. Jacques will seemingly get a shot at securing a job as the second lefty. He still has a minor league option remaining, so it\u2019s possible he\u2019ll be shuttled to Triple-A and back, as needed. It\u2019s also possible the M\u2019s look some lefty relievers ahead of the deadline, which could push Jacques down the depth chart.<\/p>\n

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