The Detroit Tigers are the hottest team in baseball and are doing everything they can to secure an unlikely playoff spot.
Jackson Jobe, the No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, will be promoted. The team announcedand could help the Tigers win as they continue their incredible postseason run.
All 58 of Job's minor league appearances have come as a starter, but manager A.J. Hinch said he is expected to pitch as a relief pitcher in Detroit.
To make room for the promising player, the Tigers designated veteran relief pitcher Shelby Miller for assignment.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft boasts a fastball that averages 96.4 mph and has easily reached 99 mph as a starter, so that should come in handy in a relief role.
He also uses a slider, cutter and changeup.
Jobe posted a 2.36 ERA this season while progressing through three different minor league levels within the Tigers organization, but only pitched nine innings at Triple-A.
If Job were to lead the Tigers to the playoffs, which were 55-63 and 10 games out of the playoff zone after their Aug. 10 loss, it would mark one of the most improbable comebacks in MLB history.
Detroit has compiled a stellar 27-11 record since that day, outperforming the Mets, who went 26-13 in the same span, and is the best record in all of baseball.
The Tigers are currently competing with the Royals for the final two American League wild card spots, one game behind the struggling Minnesota Twins and a game and a half behind the Seattle Mariners.
The Tigers open a three-game home series against the Rays on Tuesday night before closing out the season at home against the White Sox, who are 36-120 and on the brink of becoming the losingest team in baseball history.
