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Jackson Rees went undrafted in the 2018 MLB Draft and was relatively unknown until this past season. Some solid numbers in the minors have now put him on the BlueJays' map. (bnicholsonsmith)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – In the weeks leading up to the 2018 MLB Draft, interested teams reached out to Jackson Rees, then a pitcher at the University of Hawaii. Rees was having what he describes as a ‘decent’ year. Nothing spectacular, but a 3.86 ERA against Division I competition was respectable enough.“I was like ‘yes, yes, yes, yes,’” he recalls.

Though it wasn’t visible at the time, Rees learned some necessary lessons during his pro debut in 2018. Whenever he threw anything straight, hitters squared it up. With that in mind, he resolved to keep opponents off-balance and avoid repeating sequences when possible. “It was a little bit surprising,” he acknowledges. “I thought for sure there would be some point where, OK, they’re going to adjust or they’re going to hit me.”

 

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