Jacob LatzTEX · RP

2026 review

Jacob Latz was a strikeout-heavy closer who locked down the ninth all year: 72.0 IP over 58 games with a 2.12 ERA and 0.81 WHIP, a 30.6 K% and 8.5 BB% over 271 BF, 30 SV against 4 BS. His 15.0 SwStr% over 1129 pitches was the 30th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 30.6 K% over 271 BF was the 32nd highest of the same pool. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 824, he finished 64th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 760 spots above, and 5th of 575 relief pitchers. His 2.12 ERA ran 0.54 below his 2.66 xERA over 271 BF, and his best month was Aug at a 0.90 ERA in 10.0 IP against a 4.50 ERA in 12.0 IP in Sep. The TDK LABS card tracked him closely: by early May it had him running the ninth after a strong stretch of results, days later it flagged him as overused, and by late May it had the Texas ninth as secure behind a clean multi-inning outing after a recent blown save. By late Sep the card still had him as the locked-in closer despite recent volatility.