When you look for someone under the radar who could beat the odds and make it to MLB, Jake Cronenworth should be high on your list.
No.29, INF Jacob John Cronenworth, 24 yrs old
Born: Jan 21st, 1994 in Newport News, VA
Height/Weight: 6’1” 185 lbs Bats/Throws: L/R
Signed: by the Rays after selecting him in the 7th rd of the 2015 draft for $198,900
Twitter profile statement: “Baseball player in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, University of Michigan”
Baseball America Rankings
Jake Cronenworth: Abilities
- Outstanding contact hitter
- Above-average Arm
- Above-average split-finger fastball (has hit 94 MPH)
- Good speed and range
- Solid defensively
- Pitched well enough to return to it sometime down the road if required
- Jake says it best with the following quotation,