Brandon Jacobs, LF
Age: 22
Born: December 8, 1990
Lilburn, GA
Height: 6-1
Weight: 225
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 10th round, 2009
High School: Parkview (GA)
Scouting report
http://www.soxprospects.com/players/jacobs-brandon.htm
discussion of trade:
http://forum.soxprospects.com/thread/994/acquire-matt-thornton-brandon-jacobs
Jacobs got off to a slow start at the plate thru May, but hit well in June/July in A ball.
5 homers in June with an OPS of .861
http://www.soxprospects.com/stats/hitting.php?split=14&page=1&sortby=YR&team=414&year=2013&type=1&min=0
He is Rule 5 eligible in DEC ‘13, so ChiSox have an decision to make on Jacobs ...
Well presumably they’ve already made it and will place him on the 40-man roster unless he turbo sucks the rest of the year. I’ve read the organization has had their eye on him for a while.