Eric Jokisch would probably like a “do over” for the 2015 season. Two DL trips, including one that stretched for a month and a half, have hampered his development. Without those injuries, it is possible that Jokisch may have gotten a look in the parent club’s rotation as they searched (and are likely still searching) for a fifth starter. Instead, Jokisch has scuffled along through a difficult year, posting respectable but hardly eye-catching numbers when healthy. Surely, the borderline top-20 prospect had far different expectations for 2015. He’ll be looking for a real bounce-back year in 2016.
Eric Spenser Jokisch was born on July 29, 1989, in Springfield, Illinois.