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Jordan Balazovic
- St. Paul Saints - AAA
- SP
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- Bats: R / Throws: R
- Age: 26
- Rule 5 Eligible: On 40-Man Roster
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
What was supposed to be Balazovic's breakthrough year turned into a total breakdown. From start to finish it was an abject disaster. He was all over the place, utterly hittable when in the zone, and incredibly home run prone. Virtually every start unraveled on the big right-hander, at least up until a decent final month softened his landing at season's end.
There were reports of a bothersome knee issue, but Balazovic was healthy enough to avoid the injured list following his late start, so this seems more an issue of mechanics and execution. The reason he remains as high as he does in our ranks is because Balazovic had elevated himself to such a level prior to this lost season.
Bad as it was, it's only one season, and the 24-year-old still has time to get (at least somewhat) back on track to recapture the form that made him arguably the system's best pitching prospect prior. Over the past three years he's ranked fourth, sixth, and fifth on this list.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting Second | STP | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .188 | 1.15 | 1.00 |
| Batting Third | STP | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .125 | 0.60 | 6.00 |
| Batting First | STP | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .300 | 1.71 | 1.33 |
| Leading Off | STP | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 | 8 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .286 | 1.95 | 2.75 |
| Bases Loaded | STP | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| Runner at 2nd | STP | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.50 | 3.00 |
| Runner at 3rd | STP | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .222 | 1.29 | 0.50 |
| Bases Empty | STP | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2 | 14 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | .209 | 1.20 | 1.73 |
| Runner at 1st | STP | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1 | 10 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .323 | 2.21 | 2.33 |
| Late / Close | STP | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.1 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .167 | 0.75 | 4.00 |
| Night Games | STP | 4 | 2 | 2.19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 31 | .180 | 0.93 | 1.93 |
| Third Inning | STP | -- | -- | 5.40 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | 1.20 | 1.00 |
| Fourth Inning | STP | -- | -- | 8.44 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .200 | 1.31 | 1.75 |
| First Inning | STP | -- | -- | 0.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Second Inning | STP | -- | -- | 18.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| Starter | STP | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .455 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | STP | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 1.50 | 2.00 |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | STP | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .188 | 0.92 | 1.67 |
| Second Half | STP | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .091 | 0.60 | 6.00 |
| Scoring Position | STP | -- | -- | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 | 14 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | .311 | 1.58 | 3.00 |
| First Half | STP | 4 | 4 | 6.19 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 46 | .280 | 1.59 | 1.94 |
| vs Right | STP | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1 | 17 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | .246 | 1.50 | 2.50 |
| Away Games | STP | 2 | 2 | 4.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | .274 | 1.39 | 2.33 |
| Day Games | STP | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | .407 | 2.81 | 3.00 |
| Behind in Count | STP | -- | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2 | 10 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 11 | .270 | 2.88 | 3.25 |
| Reliever | STP | 5 | 3 | 5.40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 46 | .250 | 1.41 | 2.17 |
| Home Games | STP | 3 | 2 | 7.27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | .257 | 1.62 | 2.00 |
| Seventh Inning | STP | -- | -- | 4.50 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .273 | 1.33 | 7.00 |
| Eighth Inning | STP | -- | -- | 1.29 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .207 | 1.00 | 2.25 |
| Fifth Inning | STP | -- | -- | 3.86 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .125 | 0.64 | 1.67 |
| On Grass | STP | 5 | 4 | 5.60 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 49 | .266 | 1.50 | 2.16 |
| Sixth Inning | STP | -- | -- | 9.39 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .353 | 2.48 | 2.00 |
| vs Left | STP | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0 | 21 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | .284 | 1.50 | 1.91 |
| Runners at 2nd & 3rd | STP | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 3.60 | 3.00 |
| April | STP | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .297 | 2.04 | 1.17 |
| May | STP | 2 | 3 | 5.02 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | .317 | 1.74 | 1.78 |
| March | STP | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Extra Innings | STP | -- | -- | 0.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| June | STP | 3 | 1 | 5.40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .186 | 0.94 | 4.25 |
| One Out | STP | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2 | 16 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | .302 | 1.71 | 1.67 |
| Ahead in Count | STP | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1 | 15 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .227 | 0.87 | 1.27 |
| Two Outs | STP | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2 | 9 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .200 | 1.03 | 3.25 |
| No Outs | STP | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2 | 13 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .289 | 1.80 | 2.00 |
| Batting Sixth | STP | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .462 | 3.43 | 2.00 |
| Batting Seventh | STP | -- | -- | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .286 | 1.91 | 1.67 |
| Batting Fourth | STP | -- | -- | -- | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .222 | 2.57 | 3.00 |
| Batting Fifth | STP | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .462 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Batting Eighth | STP | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .250 | 1.20 | 2.00 |
| Batting Ninth | STP | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | 0.67 | 2.50 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | G-TWI | GCL | ROK | 2 | 1 | 1.97 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32.0 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | .217 | 0.97 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | G-TWI | GCL | ROK | 1 | 3 | 4.91 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 308 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 29 | .297 | 1.66 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | CR | MID | A(Full) | 7 | 3 | 3.94 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.2 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 967 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 78 | .233 | 1.17 | 1.35 |
| 2019 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 8 | 5 | 2.69 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.2 | 67 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 1525 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 129 | .193 | 0.98 | 0.21 |
| 2019 | CR | MID | A(Full) | 2 | 1 | 2.18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 329 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | .195 | 0.92 | 1.00 |
| 2019 | FTM | FSL | A(Adv) | 6 | 4 | 2.84 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 52 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1196 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 96 | .193 | 1.00 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | WCH | AA C | AA | 5 | 4 | 3.62 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 98 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 1679 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 102 | .255 | 1.40 | 1.16 |
| 2022 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 0 | 7 | 7.68 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 106 | 70 | 62 | 21 | 1469 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 77 | .338 | 1.97 | 1.29 |
| 2022 | FTM | FSL | A | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 3.00 | 1.50 |
| 2022 | STP | INT | AAA | 0 | 7 | 7.39 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | 102 | 66 | 58 | 20 | 1401 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 76 | .336 | 1.94 | 1.29 |
| 2023 | STP | INT | AAA | 1 | 1 | 5.32 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45.2 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 928 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 54 | .269 | 1.73 | 1.38 |
| 2024 | STP | INT | AAA | 5 | 4 | 5.60 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 641 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 49 | .266 | 1.50 | 2.16 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-30 | STP | vs COL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 2024-04-02 | STP | @ NAS | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| 2024-04-05 | STP | @ NAS | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | 1.64 | 5.00 |
| 2024-04-11 | STP | vs IOW | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| 2024-04-14 | STP | vs IOW | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .231 | 1.80 | 1.50 |
| 2024-04-18 | STP | @ IND | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | 1.96 | 2.00 |
| 2024-04-21 | STP | @ IND | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | 1.92 | 2.00 |
| 2024-04-25 | STP | vs ROC | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | 1.82 | 1.33 |
| 2024-05-01 | STP | vs LOU | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.78 | 1.43 |
| 2024-05-05 | STP | vs LOU | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | 1.58 | 1.86 |
| 2024-05-09 | STP | @ TOL | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | 1.50 | 1.44 |
| 2024-05-11 | STP | @ TOL | 0 | 1 | 4.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | 1.53 | 1.56 |
| 2024-05-14 | STP | vs OMA | 1 | 0 | 4.96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 | 1.59 | 1.60 |
| 2024-05-16 | STP | vs OMA | 0 | 1 | 4.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | 1.56 | 1.64 |
| 2024-05-19 | STP | vs OMA | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .291 | 1.77 | 1.73 |
| 2024-05-25 | STP | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .281 | 1.66 | 1.57 |
| 2024-05-30 | STP | @ ROC | 0 | 1 | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | 1.77 | 1.60 |
| 2024-06-06 | STP | vs SYR | 1 | 0 | 5.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | 1.70 | 1.87 |
| 2024-06-09 | STP | vs SYR | 0 | 1 | 5.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| 2024-06-13 | STP | @ LOU | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 | 1.57 | 1.94 |
| 2024-06-19 | STP | vs TOL | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .287 | 1.65 | 1.89 |
| 2024-06-22 | STP | vs TOL | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | 1.59 | 1.94 |
| 2024-06-25 | STP | @ IOW | 1 | 0 | 5.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | 1.51 | 2.11 |
| 2024-06-28 | STP | @ IOW | 0 | 0 | 5.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .266 | 1.50 | 2.16 |
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