Big, power-arm righty with weekend-starter upside—until the elbow shut the book
In the 2026 season, Indiana’s Jackson Bergman flashed weekend-rotation value before an elbow injury ended his year after three starts: 4.50 ERA, 14 innings, 9 strikeouts, and a 1-1 record. The 6-foot-6 righty arrived from Toledo with a mid-90s fastball, a projectable frame, and the kind of workhorse profile coaches love, but his 2025 command wobbled a bit at Toledo (5.65 ERA, 25 walks in 65.1 innings). If you want upside, size, and starter traits, he’s intriguing; the durability question is the whole scouting report in one sentence.
