Jake Esch
Jacob Otto Esch
Born: March 27, 1990
St. Paul, MN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 11 (2011 June Amateur Draft, Florida Marlins)
School: Georgia Tech
Career: 2011-2018
Major League Statistics
Jake Esch compiled a career record of 45 wins and 54 losses and a 4.25 ERA in his 165-game pitching career with the Marlins, Jamestown Jammers, Greensboro Grasshoppers, Jupiter Hammerheads, Mesa Solar Sox, Jacksonville Suns, New Orleans Zephyrs, Padres 2, Lake Elsinore Storm, San Antonio Missions, El Paso Chihuahuas, Sioux Falls Canaries and St. Paul Saints. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2018 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R | GULF | Marlins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2012 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 |
| 2012 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 148 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 2 | 10 | .167 | 4.69 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 99 | 57 | 49 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 418 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.05 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.7 | 147 | 73 | 61 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 580 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Marlins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.48 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.3 | 69 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 351 |
| 2015 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.7 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.03 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.3 | 117 | 53 | 53 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 500 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.74 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 56 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 189 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.86 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 153 |
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Padres 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.33 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 77 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 323 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.96 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 160 |
| Totals | 45 | 54 | .455 | 4.25 | 165 | 136 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 792.7 | 824 | 431 | 374 | 52 | 268 | 6 | 577 | 38 | 1 | 30 | 3430 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 15 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .312 | .562 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 22 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .360 | .407 | .560 | .967 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 68 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .267 | .302 | .367 | .668 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | P | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 2011 | R | GULF | Marlins | P | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | P | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .833 |
| 2012 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | P | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 23 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .870 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 25 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .900 | 1.080 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 1.167 |
| 2015 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Marlins | P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 15 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | P | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Padres 2 | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | P | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.143 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 12 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 165 | 48 | 129 | 8 | 13 | .957 | 1.073 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R | Gulf Coast League | Marlins | FLO | July 23, 2011 | August 4, 2011 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Jammers | FLO | August 8, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Jammers | MIA | June 18, 2012 | July 29, 2012 |
| 2012 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Grasshoppers | MIA | August 4, 2012 | August 31, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | April 7, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | April 5, 2014 | August 27, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | MIA | April 10, 2015 | July 11, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIA | April 16, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Marlins | MIA | August 10, 2015 | August 15, 2015 |
| 2015 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 15, 2015 | November 14, 2015 | |
| 2016 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | MIA | April 7, 2016 | August 3, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIA | August 9, 2016 | August 25, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | April 17, 2017 | April 17, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 23, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2017 | R | Arizona League | Padres 2 | SDN | June 28, 2017 | June 28, 2017 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | July 3, 2017 | August 9, 2017 |
| 2018 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | May 18, 2018 | June 21, 2018 | |
| 2018 | Ind | American Association | Sioux Falls Canaries | July 3, 2018 | August 31, 2018 |
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