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Jacob Kisting is a 14th-round pick pitching like a top-5 round arm.

The command leap is real. The arsenal is legit.

And now he's in the best pitching development organization in baseball.

📊 Data: @TJStats | https://t.co/JMuBY2oO1z
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UNDER THE RADAR: Jacob Kisting, RHP Tampa Bay Rays system

23 y/o | 6'5" 220 lbs | R/R | Bowling Green Hot Rods 6 GS | 21.1 IP | ERA 1.27 | FIP 2.02 | WHIP 0.61 | K-BB% 31.3%

The Rays quietly acquired him from Minnesota last November. Big mistake by the Twins.

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Comp: Drew Rasmussen

Rasmussen has a career 2.87 ERA with Tampa Bay built on the same sinker-led, command-first foundation, heavy groundball profile, multi-pitch mix, ability to attack the zone without giving in.

Kisting fits the Rays pitching template perfectly.

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Jack Anker is the kind of arm that won't be "under the radar" for long.

Command-first RHP, legit 5-pitch mix, FIP that screams breakout.
Pittsburgh has something here. 👀⚾

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UNDER THE RADAR: Jack Anker, RHP Pittsburgh Pirates system

22 y/o | 6'2" 200 lbs | R/R 8 GS | 31.0 IP | ERA 3.48 | FIP 2.10 | WHIP 1.06 | K-BB% 15.8%
FIP running 1.38 points below ERA.

The surface stats are hiding something.

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Where does he go from here?

✅ FIP says he's a top-of-system arm hiding in plain sight

✅ 5-pitch mix gives him a clear MLB starter profile

✅ Command + stuff combo is rare at Low-A

⚠️ K% only 20.5% (31st pct) but whiff numbers say that rises

[BM Prospect Dev @BMProspectDev]

Ceiling: A Luis Castillo type No. 2 starter. IFA background. Elite changeup. Development inside a top organization.

The only missing piece is a reliable third pitch. If the slider locks in at Double-A this becomes a front-of-rotation conversation.

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The Yankees traded him for a bullpen arm.

21 years old. From Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico. FIP of 1.69 at High-A.

K Rate: 97th percentile.

Christian Zazueta. The Dodgers knew exactly what they were doing. 👇

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2026 is his 40-Man platform year.

The Dodgers have every incentive to push him to Double-A this summer. MLB debut projected 2027.