Jake Latz

Bats R Throws L6'2" 185 lbBorn 1996 Lemont, USADebut 2021Team TEX1x All-StarDraft 2014 R11 #324 Toronto Blue Jays, Lemont (IL) HSContract 1 y/$793,500 (26) 2026: $793,500

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	356	21.5	10.0	2.95	21.1	6.29	103.6
2027							103.4
2028							102.8

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 107 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Richard Rodriguez	2019	103.1	126.4	93
2	Josh Roenicke	2012	100.2	91.2	282
3	Nick Ramirez	2019	102.0	106.0	46
4	Blake Treinen	2017	102.8	137.9	315
5	Yennier Cano	2023	103.6	102.6	249
6	Sean Green	2008	100.6	101.3	316
7	Tyler Yates	2007	101.6	99.7	331
8	Brad Brach	2015	103.5	120.2	311
9	Ian Gibaut	2023	98.5	77.9	10
10	Kyle Finnegan	2021	99.0	105.5	268

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									356				103.4
2026*									206				159.5	99.7	159.2
2025	TEX	2	0	2.84	33	8	1	85.7	348	7	37	76	104.7	100.2	104.9
2024	TEX	2	3	3.71	46	0	0	43.7	192	6	27	40	93.9	99.5	93.4
2023	TEX	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	6.3	22	0	3	5	156.0	108.7	164.7
2021	TEX	0	1	5.79	1	1	0	4.7	19	3	0	4	70.9	105.8	76.7
Career		4	4	3.08	83	9	1	140.3	581	16	67	125	102.0		102.4

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TEX	P	33	86	5	4	1.000	+0.1
2024	TEX	P	46	44	2	3	1.000	-0.1
2023	TEX	P	3	6	0	1	1.000	+0.2
2021	TEX	P	1	5	0	1	1.000	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	67	14.2 IP, 33% K	1.90
2024	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	24	5.2 IP, 21% K	1.73
2024	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	24	4.1 IP, 33% K	13.17
2023	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	266	63.2 IP, 33% K	4.13
2022	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	243	53.0 IP, 24% K	5.77
2021	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	146	33.0 IP, 24% K	3.55
2021	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	272	63.1 IP, 31% K	4.71
2019	A+	Down East Wood Ducks	Pit	201	51.0 IP, 30% K	1.76
2019	A	Hickory Crawdads	Pit	38	10.0 IP, 37% K	0.90

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.231	0.177	0.233	0.165
2025	0.241	0.320	0.300	0.289
2024	0.329	0.334	0.358	0.311
2023	0.000	0.176		0.136
2021	0.000	0.459		0.410

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.