Miami Marlins One-Year Wonder 1B

Do you remember Mike Jacobs? The big prize for the then Florida Marlins, in a trade of Carlos Delgado to the New York Mets. He was supposed to be a star first baseman for us, well it looked like it was going to happen for one season… and then it all came crashing down. So what happened to Mike Jacobs? Before you read this article, check out what the Miami Marlins tried to do so far this off-season and we already made offers to.

What happened to former Miami Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs?

Mike Jacobs arrived to The Show in 2005 with the New York Mets. He played in 30 games and received 100 AB. He batted .310/.375/.710 with 11 home runs and 23 RBI. This was incredibly promising, so you can imagine how excited we were about bringing him in for the declining Delgado (along with other prospects).

2006 was the first season for Mike Jacobs on the then Florida Marlins. He batted .262/.325/.473 with 20 home runs and 77 RBI in 136 games and 469 AB. He wasn’t as good as he was in 2005, but there was some obvious promise for 2007. Was that going to be Jacobs’s breakout year? Jacobs batted .265/.317/.458 in 114 games and 426 AB.

In 2008, Mike Jacobs batted .247/.299/.514 with 32 home runs and 93 RBI. Now I’m going to be honest, his defense was really bad in every season and as you can see neither his batting average or OBP were particularly good either. The power was phenomenal however and he looked like he could settle in as a power threat going forward. With his salary rising in arbitration, this proved to be his end on the team however.

In 2009, Mike Jacobs played for the Kansas City Royals and batted .228/.297/.401 with 19 home runs and 61 RBI in128 games and 434 AB. He was released after the season. Returning to the New York Mets for the 2010 season, he batted .208/.296/.375 in just 7 games and 24 AB. He had a home run and 2 RBI. Jacobs played his final season in 2012 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, as he batted .211/.348/.263 with 0 home runs and 2 RBI in 13 games and 19 AB.

OK fine maybe I exaggerated him being that good. He did have a pretty good power year at least, and it’s a shame that he never ended up becoming a stable presence in the middle of the Miami Marlins lineup.