Jagger Haynes #79

Is from Columbus County, the same coastal plain in North Carolina as current Padres prospect and fellow left-hander, MacKenzie Gore, as well as 2020 Padres Major League camp invitee Seth Frankoff...Once 2020 Spring Training was halted due to the pandemic, Frankoff returned to Cerro Gordo, N.C., where Haynes also lives, and the two worked out every day for roughly two and a half months...Cerro Gordo's population was 207 at the time of the 2010 census...Said Padres Area Scout Jake Koenig when he went to a game between North Carolina and South Carolina's top high school prospects in September 2019: "I got the roster, I see ‘left-handed pitcher.’ Circle that. I see the birthday, and he's young. Circle that. And it's Jagger Haynes -- you've gotta be good if your name's Jagger, right? Turns out, he was."

2020

Had his senior season at West Columbus cut short due to the pandemic and made just one appearance, hurling 6.0 innings while striking out 13 and surrendering just one unearned run...Committed to the University of North Carolina before signing with the Padres.

2019

Averaged 90 MPH on his fastball at the 2019 Perfect Game Showcase, putting him in the 94th percentile for his class...As a junior, went 4-1 with four saves, a 2.35 ERA while striking out 73 in 38.2 innings pitched...was also a two-way player, batting .393 with 18 RBI and 33 hits.