Jackson Tetreault

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Washington Nationals #28 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Tetreault began his college career as a reliever at Division II Cameron (Okla.) before transferring to State JC of Florida, He struck out 105 batters in 80.1 innings as a sophomore and signed with the Nationals for $400,000 as a seventh-round pick in 2017. Tetrault cruised through the lower minors, but he hit a wall at Double-A Harrisburg in 2019. He logged a 4.73 ERA, had the highest walk rate and the lowest strikeout rate of his career.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: With a fast, whippy delivery, Tetreault is able to maintain the 93-95 mph velocity on his fastball, which still makes him a candidate for a starting role. His curveball is a work in progress, but it showed a later and sharper break in instructional league than it has in the past. His changeup is a fringe-average pitch. Tetreault is working on staying on the rubber longer and using more of the strength in his legs. His control is below-average.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tetreault's velocity might tick up with a move to the bullpen. With a questionable third pitch and control, that is his best avenue to the majors.
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  Ranked Washington Nationals #24 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Tetreault signed for $300,000, the fourth-most of anyone in the Nationals' 2017 draft class. In his one year of junior college ball, he struck out 105 in 80.1 innings and had a 2.58 ERA. Tetreault has a plus fastball and reached Double-A Harrisburg in 2019, but he closed out the season where he started it—at high Class A Potomac.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Scouts like Tetreault's fastball, which touches the mid-90s thanks to a fast and whippy arm. It was a plus pitch in Harrisburg, but what continues to hold Tetreault back is the development of his secondaries. He made progress with a changeup last year but scouts who saw Tetreault thought all of his secondaries were below-average offerings this year. He has shown the ability to spin his curveball, but doesn't land the pitch for strike consistently, and without improvement of either his change or curve, more advanced hitters will be able to sit on his fastball. Tetreault walked 4.2 batters per nine innings in Double-A after walking just 2.8 per nine innings in both low Class A and high Class A in 2018.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tetreault's stuff is good enough to work at higher levels, perhaps in the bullpen. After allowing one run over 11 innings in his final two starts in the Carolina League, he appears ready for another go at the Eastern League. The Nationals hope to see more confidence out of Tetreault in the season ahead.
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  Ranked Washington Nationals #21 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: A seventh-round draft pick in 2017 who signed for $300,000, Tetreault impressed in his pro debut last season, posting a 2.68 ERA in 40.1 innings--most of which came in the low Class A New York-Penn League. Tetreault made his way to high Class A Potomac in 2018 and improved his strikethrowing ability, lowering his walk rate from 3.8 batters per nine innings to 2.8.
  
  Scouting Report: Washington officials were impressed with the adjustments that Tetreault made this season, citing improved pitch-usage, though there is still more work to be done on his command and filling out a skinny, projectable frame. Tetreault has a fast, whippy arm, a clean delivery and throws a fastball that's in the low to mid-90s. This season he threw his changeup more frequently, enough to become Tetreault's second-best offering, ahead of a curveball that he throws with solid spin, but doesn't land for strikes as consistently as he needs to.
  
  The Future: Tetreault started all of his 24 games this season, but previously had collegiate success as a reliever. There's a path to a starting role in the future, but it still involves plenty of projecting on his stuff.
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  Ranked Washington Nationals #16 prospect in 2018
  A seventh-round pick in 2017, Tetreault signed for $300,000, which turned out to be the fourth-highest bonus of the Nationals' class. He managed to get that bonus after impressing in the State JC of Florida rotation along with Cubs first-round pick Brendon Little. After spending one year at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., and working mostly out of the bullpen, Tetreault transferred to the junior college ranks, where in 2017 he started 14 games and posted a 2.58 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 80.1 innings. He has an extremely thin, projectable body with a fast, whippy arm that allowed his fastball to touch 95 mph at times and is regularly in the low 90s. Tetreault throws a curveball and a changeup, and while the former is ahead of the latter, both pitches are works in progress. The Nationals like the 21-year-old's feel to spin the ball. Walks were an issue with Tetreault in college, and he'll need to improve his control significantly. There's a lot left to be ironed out, but with increased weight and strength, Tetreault has the talent to turn into a starter prospect.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #286 prospect in 2017 draft
  Tetreault spent his freshman year at Cameron University (Okla.) but transferred to junior college after his freshman year. Like teammate Brendon Little, Tetreault has made tremendous progress over the past year. A wiry, 6-foot-5, 170-pound righthander, Tetreault is described as a late-bloomer. After pitching in the mid-to-upper 80s in high school, Tetreault has reached 95 mph at times this spring. His control will need to improve--he walked 40 batters in 80.1 innings this spring, but he has promising secondary stuff and a whip-quick arm to go along with intriguing athleticism. He's in play on day two of the draft.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tetreault began his college career as a reliever at Division II Cameron (Okla.) before transferring to State JC of Florida, He struck out 105 batters in 80.1 innings as a sophomore and signed with the Nationals for $400,000 as a seventh-round pick in 2017. Tetrault cruised through the lower minors, but he hit a wall at Double-A Harrisburg in 2019. He logged a 4.73 ERA, had the highest walk rate and the lowest strikeout rate of his career.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: With a fast, whippy delivery, Tetreault is able to maintain the 93-95 mph velocity on his fastball, which still makes him a candidate for a starting role. His curveball is a work in progress, but it showed a later and sharper break in instructional league than it has in the past. His changeup is a fringe-average pitch. Tetreault is working on staying on the rubber longer and using more of the strength in his legs. His control is below-average.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tetreault's velocity might tick up with a move to the bullpen. With a questionable third pitch and control, that is his best avenue to the majors.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tetreault began his college career as a reliever at Division II Cameron (Okla.) before transferring to State JC of Florida, He struck out 105 batters in 80.1 innings as a sophomore and signed with the Nationals for $400,000 as a seventh-round pick in 2017. Tetrault cruised through the lower minors, but he hit a wall at Double-A Harrisburg in 2019. He logged a 4.73 ERA, had the highest walk rate and the lowest strikeout rate of his career.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: With a fast, whippy delivery, Tetreault is able to maintain the 93-95 mph velocity on his fastball, which still makes him a candidate for a starting role. His curveball is a work in progress, but it showed a later and sharper break in instructional league than it has in the past. His changeup is a fringe-average pitch. Tetreault is working on staying on the rubber longer and using more of the strength in his legs. His control is below-average.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tetreault's velocity might tick up with a move to the bullpen. With a questionable third pitch and control, that is his best avenue to the majors.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tetreault signed for $300,000, the fourth-most of anyone in the Nationals’ 2017 draft class. In his one year of junior college ball, he struck out 105 in 80.1 innings and had a 2.58 ERA. Tetreault has a plus fastball and reached Double-A Harrisburg in 2019, but he closed out the season where he started it—at high Class A Potomac.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Scouts like Tetreault’s fastball, which touches the mid-90s thanks to a fast and whippy arm. It was a plus pitch in Harrisburg, but what continues to hold Tetreault back is the development of his secondaries. He made progress with a changeup last year but scouts who saw Tetreault thought all of his secondaries were below-average offerings this year. He has shown the ability to spin his curveball, but doesn’t land the pitch for strike consistently, and without improvement of either his change or curve, more advanced hitters will be able to sit on his fastball. Tetreault walked 4.2 batters per nine innings in Double-A after walking just 2.8 per nine innings in both low Class A and high Class A in 2018.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tetreault’s stuff is good enough to work at higher levels, perhaps in the bullpen. After allowing one run over 11 innings in his final two starts in the Carolina League, he appears ready for another go at the Eastern League. The Nationals hope to see more confidence out of Tetreault in the season ahead.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tetreault signed for $300,000, the fourth-most of anyone in the Nationals' 2017 draft class. In his one year of junior college ball, he struck out 105 in 80.1 innings and had a 2.58 ERA. Tetreault has a plus fastball and reached Double-A Harrisburg in 2019, but he closed out the season where he started it—at high Class A Potomac.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Scouts like Tetreault's fastball, which touches the mid-90s thanks to a fast and whippy arm. It was a plus pitch in Harrisburg, but what continues to hold Tetreault back is the development of his secondaries. He made progress with a changeup last year but scouts who saw Tetreault thought all of his secondaries were below-average offerings this year. He has shown the ability to spin his curveball, but doesn't land the pitch for strike consistently, and without improvement of either his change or curve, more advanced hitters will be able to sit on his fastball. Tetreault walked 4.2 batters per nine innings in Double-A after walking just 2.8 per nine innings in both low Class A and high Class A in 2018.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tetreault's stuff is good enough to work at higher levels, perhaps in the bullpen. After allowing one run over 11 innings in his final two starts in the Carolina League, he appears ready for another go at the Eastern League. The Nationals hope to see more confidence out of Tetreault in the season ahead.