JB Wendelken Pitcher

     
 

Age: 20
Born: March 24, 1993
Guyton, GA
Height: 6-1
Weight: 235
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 13th round, 2012
How Acquired: Draft
College: Middle Georgia
High School: South Effingham (GA)

 Photo © William Parmeter

Traded to Chicago (AL) with Frank Montas and Cleuluis Rondon in a deal that also sent Jose Iglesias to Detroit and brought Jake Peavy and Brayan Villarreal to Boston (July 2013)

Scouting Report: Right-hander with an average frame. Good athlete was also a solid hitter as a prep player. Attended the same high school and junior college as former Red Sox prospect Josh Reddick. Fastball sits 90-93 mph, has touched 95 mph. Solid-average control. Also mixes in a high 70s breaking ball. Has only pitched out of bullpen as a pro. Dominated GCL competition in 2012, and continued success in A-Ball at the age of 20 in 2013. Profiles as a possible middle reliever, but will need to prove himself at each level.

  
   
    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  2012 Middle Georgia NJCAA JuCo --- 19 7 0 1.000 0.20 22 0 9 46.0 27 2 1 0 8 54 0.76 6.75 10.57
  2012 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 19 2 0 1.000 1.27 13 0 2 21.3 11 3 3 0 3 28 0.66 9.33 11.81
  2013 Greenville SAL A Bos 20 2 0 1.000 2.77 27 0 10 65.0 59 20 20 4 20 54 1.22 2.70 7.48
  2013 Kannapolis SAL A CWS 20 0 1 0.000 9.64 3 0 2 4.7 8 5 5 0 1 8 1.93 8.00 15.43
  2013 Winston-Salem Car A+ CWS 20 0 1 0.000 4.82 6 0 0 9.3 12 6 5 1 7 16 2.04 2.29 15.43
  2014 Winston-Salem Car A+ CWS 21 7 10 0.412 5.25 27 27 0 145.7 181 6 5 1 7 16 1.47 3.91 7.97
  2015 Birmingham Sou AA CWS 22 6 2 0.750 2.72 27 0 5 43.0 36 14 13 4 11 56 1.09 5.09 11.72
  2015 Charlotte IL AAA CWS 22 0 0 --- 4.50 12 0 0 16.0 14 11 8 2 5 13 1.19 2.60 7.31
  2015 Birmingham Sou AA CWS 22 6 2 0.750 2.72 27 0 5 43.0 36 14 13 4 11 56 1.09 5.09 11.72
  2016 Nashville PCL AAA Oak 23 1 4 0.200 4.11 39 0 5 46.0 48 25 21 5 26 65 1.61 2.50 12.72
  2016 Oakland AL MLB Oak 23 0 0 --- 9.95 8 0 0 12.7 18 15 14 3 9 12 2.13 1.33 8.53
  2017 DNP - Injured --- --- Oak 24 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2018 Midland Tex AA Oak 25 0 1 0.000 3.38 11 0 7 13.3 11 6 5 3 10 23 1.58 2.30 15.54
  2018 Nashville PCL AAA Oak 25 1 1 0.500 2.80 22 1 9 35.3 29 11 11 2 10 52 1.10 5.20 13.25
  2018 Oakland AL MLB Oak 25 0 0 --- 0.54 13 0 3 16.7 8 1 1 1 5 14 0.78 2.80 7.56
  2019 Las Vegas PCL AAA Oak 26 6 3 0.667 5.59 30 1 3 38.2 47 26 24 8 19 43 1.71 2.26 10.01
  2019 Oakland AL MLB Oak 26 3 1 0.750 3.58 27 0 0 32.2 21 14 13 2 9 34 0.92 3.78 9.37
  2020 Oakland AL MLB Oak 27 1 1 0.500 1.80 21 0 0 25.0 17 8 5 2 11 31 1.12 2.82 11.20
  2021 Las Vegas TAW AAA Oak 28 0 0 --- 3.60 4 0 0 5.0 2 2 2 1 2 5 0.80 2.50 9.00
  2021 Oakland AL MLB Oak 28 2 1 0.667 4.32 26 0 0 25.0 29 15 12 2 13 26 1.68 2.00 9.40
  2021 Arizona NL MLB Ari 28 2 2 0.500 4.34 20 0 2 18.2 15 9 9 2 9 13 1.29 1.44 6.30
  2022 Reno PCL AAA Ari 29 5 1 0.833 2.62 20 0 4 24.0 11 8 7 0 9 33 0.83 3.67 12.38
  2022 Arizona NL MLB Ari 29 2 1 0.667 5.28 29 0 0 29.0 25 18 17 4 14 21 1.34 1.50 6.52
  2023 Yokohama JPL Fgn --- 30 2 2 0.500 1.66 61 --- 3 59.2 40 12 11 1 22 53 1.04 2.41 8.00
  2024 Yokohama JPL Fgn --- 31 1 1 0.500 1.53 31 --- 0 29.1 26 10 5 1 9 30 1.19 3.33 9.2
  2025 ACL Padres ACL Rk SD 32 0 0 --- 8.44 4 2 0 5.1 9 5 5 0 1 5 1.88 5.00 8.4
  2025 San Antonio Tex AA SD 32 1 1 0.500 7.41 10 0 0 17.0 18 15 14 1 11 19 1.71 1.73 10.1
  2025 El Paso PCL AAA SD 32 0 0 --- 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3.00 1.00 9.0
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 21, 2012 by Tim Hyers (Boston)
Signing Bonus: $100,000
MiLB Debut: July 9, 2012 (GCL Red Sox)		 MLB Debut: -
     
  Awards
2012 Region 17 Player of the Year
2013 South Atlantic League All-Star		 SoxProspects.com Awards
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (July 30 - August 5, 2012)
 
 
     
 
 		  
     
 
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