Jake Elliott Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Jake Warner Elliott
Born 03/22/1995 in Coppell, TX
Profile Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Oklahoma
Drafted in the 15th round (446th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2016 (signed for $100,000).

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Alec Hansen was not the only Oklahoma junior to struggle to live up to lofty expectations. Elliott seemed poised to pitch himself into top-five round consideration this year as the 6-foot-7 righthander showed a solid fastball/changeup combo with a long track record of success. But Elliott went from beginning the season as the Sooners' Friday starter to being pulled from the rotation as he went 0-1, 8.10 in conference games. Elliott struggled to get his low-90s fastball down in the zone this season, and he doesn't have the stuff to live up in the zone when he's not generating downhill plane. His changeup is still a solid average pitch, but he has not shown the ability to spin a quality breaking ball.

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Alec Hansen was not the only Oklahoma junior to struggle to live up to lofty expectations. Elliott seemed poised to pitch himself into top-five round consideration this year as the 6-foot-7 righthander showed a solid fastball/changeup combo with a long track record of success. But Elliott went from beginning the season as the Sooners' Friday starter to being pulled from the rotation as he went 0-1, 8.10 in conference games. Elliott struggled to get his low-90s fastball down in the zone this season, and he doesn't have the stuff to live up in the zone when he's not generating downhill plane. His changeup is still a solid average pitch, but he has not shown the ability to spin a quality breaking ball.