Prospect Spotlight – Hagerstown Suns Jackson Tetreault

Jackson Tetreault  RHP  Hagerstown Suns    Date Evaluated: 6/26/18

DOB: 6/3/96     Height:  6’5”     Weight: 170lbs     Bats: Right     Throws: Right

Fastball (45/55)  Cutter (45/55)  Curveball (30/40)  Changeup (30/30) Command (40/45)

Washington selected Jackson Tetreault in the 7th round of the 2017 MLB Draft and signed him for a reported over-slot $300,000 bonus.  Tetreault is listed at 6’5” 170lbs, with a wiry frame and a skinny lower half.  The almost 22-year-old throws from a traditional 3/4s arm slot and has a medium effort delivery.  Tetreault utilizes a simple one-step semi-windup into a letter-high leg-lift before dropping-and-driving toward home.  He gets good extension down the mound toward home.  While his motion is fairly simple, he struggles mightily repeating his mechanics.  Tetreault’s delivery has him shift toward third base before pivoting back toward the plate before foot strike.  This gives him deception, especially to righties, but makes it difficult even for the athletic Tetreault to repeat his motion.
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In this viewing Tetreault featured a 4-pitch arsenal of a fastball, cutter, curveball and changeup.  His fastball sat consistently between 90-92mph with good life and a hint of arm-side movement.  He struggles throwing the pitch consistently for strikes, a problem exacerbated by mediocre Low-A umpires.  While some might label it a slider, his primary off-speed pitch works as a cutter for me, sitting 87-89mph with late, tight, breaking movement.  At its best, he gets good extension down the mound and catches the arm-side corner.  Finally Tetreault threw two 75-76mph curveballs with intriguing shape, along with three changeups that showed cutting movement rather than typical fading action.

I left this outing intrigued by Tetreault’s potential and impressed the Nationals secured this talented arm in the 7th round.  He has a projectable frame and four pitches, giving him the ingredients of a starting pitcher.  However, his inconsistent mechanics and mediocre command, combined with a reliance on two pitches points toward a future in relief.  Tetreault has only thrown about 200 innings since high school, about 100 in college and around 100 professional, making him raw even for Low-A standards.  It takes some projection, but one can imagine Tetreault becoming a quality reliever with a low-to-mid 90s fastball and hard upper-80s cutter.  The risk is extreme, but Tetreault has a ceiling of a #5 starting pitcher, with the likely outcome being a 2-pitch reliever.

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4 thoughts on “Prospect Spotlight – Hagerstown Suns Jackson Tetreault

  1. Ryan you caught JT on the road in Lakewood ? Nice review.
    Nice outing for Braymer last night
    Good to see arms in new affiliates tonight
    In the chain. Let’s see what DeRosier can do in A plus and if course Karp in auburn

  2. Jackson T part of that super scout team canvassing the Gulf states and SEC.
    Awaiting that Nats GM red porch trade deadline opinion blog

  3. JTs dad an unusually outstanding athlete…the kind that could have played professionally in any number of sports. Was tall and skinny like JT and filled out to 6’3 and 200 lbs by age 25 or so. Mom a good athlete as well. I say he’s got a good chance!!!

  4. Jeff. Your eval regarding JT is weak at best. If you do your homework, you will see that in Short A with a 2.58 era, 38 inn with 36ks and 2.16 avg against, outperformed most all of the top 1st round big money “Pitcher” signs that played that season. On top of that, he was considered one of the top 2 Nats pitchers in spring season training in a MLB Pipeline article by Johnathan Mayo. That being said, the Nats started making changes with him to start the season in Low A and like many pitchers was thrown out of sink which is understandable. Again, if you did your home work, you would have seen that in his last 8 starts he has settled in with a 2.63 era since may 21, 48 inn, 52ks and 13 bb. Last 2 starts 14 inn, 2 er and 15 ks. Does not sound like command and controll problems to me! Should have been in High A after Spring Season, but being a late physical bloomer, and one of the most projectable players in his draft class, the Nats are proboably taking their time with him. A mid rotation starter and sure bet reliever.

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