• Full name Jacob Allen DePew
  • Born 03/01/1992 in Granite City, IL
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Granite City
  • Drafted in the 9th round (281st overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010 (signed for $460,000).
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    Jake DePew is the best defensive catcher in Illinois this year, a quality receiver with an average arm. The switch-hitter is still a work in progress with the bat, and he'll have to make work hard to keep his 6-foot-1, 210-pound frame in shape. Though he has committed to Louisville, he's considered signable.

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