Jacob Shafer Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Jacob Shafer
Born 04/30/2002 in High Point, NC
Profile Ht.: 6'8" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: R / Throws: R
Drafted in the 17th round (521st overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2024 (signed for $75,000).

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Shafer is a 6-foot-8, 240-pound righthander and redshirt junior who missed the 2022 season with injury but has spent each of the past two seasons as a reliable strike-throwing starter for UNC Wilmington. Shafer sits in the 91-93 mph range with a fastball that touches 96 and uses a low-80s slider as his primary secondary, though he will mix in a harder cutter in the upper 80s and throw an occasional changeup as well. He posted a 5.99 ERA this spring over 76.2 innings and 16 starts, with a 17.6% strikeout rate and 8.7% walk rate. Shafer has also pitched well in two summers in the Cape Cod League.

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Shafer is a 6-foot-8, 240-pound righthander and redshirt junior who missed the 2022 season with injury but has spent each of the past two seasons as a reliable strike-throwing starter for UNC Wilmington. Shafer sits in the 91-93 mph range with a fastball that touches 96 and uses a low-80s slider as his primary secondary, though he will mix in a harder cutter in the upper 80s and throw an occasional changeup as well. He posted a 5.99 ERA this spring over 76.2 innings and 16 starts, with a 17.6% strikeout rate and 8.7% walk rate. Shafer has also pitched well in two summers in the Cape Cod League.