Jackson KentWSN · SP

2026 review

Jackson Kent came up as a hard-throwing lefty who missed bats but couldn't find the strike zone. Across 8 games and 7 starts he ran a 5.94 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP in 36.1 IP, with a 17.6 K% and a 14.7 BB% over 170 BF, striking out 30 and walking 25, with 2 W and 4 L. WSN selected his contract Aug 12, and he made 4 games in both Aug (19.1 IP) and Sep (17.0 IP) before being optioned Sep 23. Undrafted in NFBC drafts, he finished 1135th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 184th of 236 pitchers. His 14.7 BB% over 170 BF was the 20th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His 5.94 ERA ran 0.50 above his 5.44 xERA over 170 BF. The TDK LABS card opened on debut week calling it a shaky first outing with heavy walks but early strikeouts showing through; by late Sep it had shifted him into a bulk-relief role in a reserve-depth job.