Player Bio: Jacob Fox

Jacob Fox was selected in the 3rd round of the 2003 draft by the Cubs out of the University of Michigan. Fox was selected a round before FSU catcher, Anthony (Tony) Richie and has been pressured to succeed from the start of his professional career.

At Michigan, Fox hit 357 with 15 HRs and 67 RBIs in his junior season. Fox's BB/SO ratio was pretty good his sophomore (16/11) and junior seasons (18/22), and he deserved his 3rd round selection.

In his first round of professional play, Fox played 15 games in the Arizona League only hitting .240 with a HR, but was moved to Low A Lansing where he played 29 more games. At Lansing, Fox hit .260 and showed a little more pop in his bat by hitting 5 HRs in 100 ABs.

In 2004, Fox returned to Lansing where he had a line of 287/331/470 with 14 HRs and 55 RBIs. Those look like decent numbers, but the plate discipline has disappeared where Fox put up a 17/75 BB/SO ratio.

In 2005, Fox was promoted to Daytona and his numbers leveled off a tad in power production, but the plate discipline he showed in college returned. Fox put up a line of 281/357/456 with a 26/48 BB/SO and 9 HRs and 40 RBIs.

This year, Fox has dominated Daytona by producing a line of 314/382/580 with 16 HRs, 60 RBIs, and a 26/48 BB/SO ration, but is 24 which is pretty old for High A. Expect Fox to be called up very soon to West Tennessee to see if his skills are just maturing or if Fox is just using his professional experience against much younger pitchers to his advantage.

Fox's 2006 Numbers
Fox's College and Pre-2006 Numbers