Jesse Scholtens

Bats R Throws R6'4" 230 lbBorn 1994 Fairfield, USADebut 2023Team TBDraft 2016 R9 #264 San Diego Padres, Wright StateContract 1 y (26) 2026: $575,300

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	199	20.3	7.4	3.27	21.0	6.52	99.1
2027							100.7
2028							99.9

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 31

His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 68 PITCH+ the next season; 2 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	Randy Keisler	2007	88.0	did not play
2	Chris Mazza	2021	93.1	41.1	35
3	Scott Carroll	2016	88.0	did not play
4	Tommy Phelps	2005	90.7	did not play
5	Manny Banuelos	2022	88.6	did not play
6	Ryan Weber	2022	93.9	94.1	60
7	Buddy Carlyle	2009	92.6	did not play
8	Yohan Pino	2015	96.1	did not play
9	Brian Sikorski	2006	93.6	did not play
10	Kyle Lobstein	2021	92.7	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									199				100.7
2026*									196				90.7	106.1	96.8
2025	TB	0	1	5.40	2	0	0	8.3	38	1	3	12	107.7	95.4	103.1
2023	CWS	1	9	5.29	26	11	1	85.0	377	15	30	58	90.4	98.6	89.0
Career		1	10	5.30	28	11	1	93.3	415	16	33	70	92.0		90.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	P	2	8	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2023	CWS	P	26	85	4	8	0	1	1.000	-0.6

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2021	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Bat	20	0 HR, 0 SB	0.176	0.439
2026	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	92	23.2 IP, 23% K	3.10
2026	Rk	FCL Rays	Pit	33	6.1 IP, 24% K	5.90
2025	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	124	29.0 IP, 20% K	5.28
2025	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	136	32.2 IP, 32% K	4.19
2025	AAA	nan	Pit	260	61.2 IP, 26% K	4.71
2025	A+	Winston-Salem Dash	Pit	31	7.0 IP, 16% K	5.14
2023	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	192	46.2 IP, 23% K	4.48
2022	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	362	83.1 IP, 25% K	4.12
2021	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	435	101.2 IP, 24% K	5.07
2019	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	544	125.0 IP, 24% K	5.40
2018	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	136	29.0 IP, 15% K	8.38
2018	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	434	108.0 IP, 23% K	3.00
2017	A+	Lake Elsinore Storm	Pit	469	110.2 IP, 18% K	4.00
2017	A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	143	36.2 IP, 26% K	2.49

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.404	0.325	0.371	0.343
2025	0.262	0.388	0.438	0.277
2023	0.284	0.430	0.371	0.356

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