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Padres top prospects: No. 26 Jacob Nix

Counting down the Padres’ top-30 prospects:

No. 26 Jacob Nix

  • Position(s): Right-handed pitcher
  • Age: 24
  • Team(s): AZL Padres (R), Lake Elsinore (A+), El Paso (AAA)
  • 2019 stats: 1-2, 1.85 ERA, 24 1/3 innings, 29 strikeouts, 6 walks, 1.13 WHIP, .253 opponent average (6 starts)
  • Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 238 pounds
  • Bats/throws: Right / Right
  • How acquired: Third round in 2015 (IMG Academy, Fla.)

NEED TO KNOW

  • After an uneven showing in his first stay in the majors — he was two outs from a complete-game shutout and still finished with a 7.