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Mariners Select Joe Jacques, Option Emerson Hancock

By Darragh McDonald | July 2, 2025 at 12:45pm CDT

12:45pm: The M’s have now announced that they have selected Jacques, with righty Emerson Hancock optioned as the corresponding move. It’s unclear how the club plans to fill that rotation spot. They could recall someone like Logan Evans or perhaps try to get to the All-Star break with a four-man rotation.

12:10pm: The Mariners are calling up left-hander Joe Jacques, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. The southpaw is not currently on Seattle’s 40-man roster but they already have a vacancy there. They will need to make a corresponding move to open an active roster spot.

Jacques, 30, started the season with the Dodgers on a minor league deal. A couple of months into the season, the M’s designated Will Klein for assignment and then flipped him to the Dodgers, with Jacques coming to Seattle as the return in that swap.

Between those two clubs, the lefty has thrown 32 Triple-A innings this year with a 6.19 earned run average. That’s obviously not an inspiring number, but he has other numbers which can provide more optimism. His 23.2% strikeout rate and 7.9% walk rate this year are both solid figures, while his 58.3% ground ball rate is quite strong. His ERA has been inflated by a .396 batting average on balls in play and a 59.5% strand rate in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. His 4.57 FIP suggests he has deserved far better.

The underlying stats match his previous minor league work. From 2021 to 2024, he tossed 173 innings on the farm with a 3.90 ERA, 22% strikeout rate, 9.1% walk rate and grounders on more than half of the balls in play he allowed. He also has a bit of big league work on his résumé. He tossed 29 2/3 innings over the 2023 and 2024 seasons with a 5.46 ERA, 15.9% strikeout rate, 8% walk rate and 61.9% ground ball rate.

The Seattle pitching staff has been light on left-handers for most of this year, with Gabe Speier being the only southpaw to have thrown more than four innings. Jacques will seemingly get a shot at securing a job as the second lefty. He still has a minor league option remaining, so it’s possible he’ll be shuttled to Triple-A and back, as needed. It’s also possible the M’s look some lefty relievers ahead of the deadline, which could push Jacques down the depth chart.

Photo courtesy of Denis Poroy, Imagn Images

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5 Comments

  1. Canuckleball

    4 hours ago

    I know it’s ‘Jakes’.

    I will never be able to stop reading his last name like it’s french.

    Every time.

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    • geanplayzyt

      3 hours ago

      Honestly same.

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  2. Yankee Clipper

    4 hours ago

    Joe Jacques sounds like a detective name in a French B-action film.

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  3. Devildog_2123

    4 hours ago

    Like when the Mariners had Chone Figgins.
    I know its pronounced like Shaun but still read it as ChOne.

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    • proton

      1 hour ago

      I read it quite differently the longer he stunk up the field. Won’t post it will get caught by Robby the bot. He doesn’t like F words. I guess you can figure it out now. LOL

      Reply

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