Jake Rogers

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Jacob Ray Rogers

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Biographical Information[edit]

Catcher Jake Rogers was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2016 amateur draft by the Houston Astros, out of Tulane University. He began his professional career that season by splitting time between the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League and the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Midwest League. His combined batting line in 46 games was .233/.341/.371. In 2017, he began the season back at Quad Cities and after 27 games was promoted to the Buies Creek Astros of the Carolina League. Just as the minor league season was winding down on August 31st, he was one of three prospects sent by the Astros to the Detroit Tigers in order to acquire ace pitcher Justin Verlander, along with OF Daz Cameron and P Franklin Pérez. He had time to play two more games that season, with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League, and ended up with a combined line of .261/.350/.467 in 112 games. Meanwhile, Verlander's acquisition helped propel the Astros to their first-ever World Series title that same year.

In 2018, Rogers spent a full season with the Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League. His batting average fell to .219 in 99 games, but he still showed good power with 15 doubles and 17 homers, drove in 56 runs and drew 41 walks. He mainly drew attention for his defensive play, though, as he was considered by many to be top defensive catcher in the affiliated minor leagues that year. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League but he hit just .167 in 13 games while competing against some of the top prospects in all of organized baseball. He was named to the roster of the American League team for the 2019 Futures Game.

Notable Achievements[edit]

  • 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (2023)

Further Reading[edit]

  • Jason Beck: "Rogers ranked among top 10 catching prospects", mlb.com, January 19, 2018. [1]
  • Rob Terranova: "Rogers demanding attention behind the dish: No. 10 Tigers prospect stands out among Minor League catchers", MiLB.com, July 31, 2018. [2]

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