11/05/2015 - Baseball Factory Select Training & Competition at Pirate City Jacob is a 2019 two-way player (SS/RHP) that competed well at the Baseball Factory Select Training and Competition at Pirate City. Offensively, he was aggressive attacking balls in the zone and was direct with his bat path. He stayed through the zone with his path and was simple in his approach. Jacob got his body into a strong, balanced position to attack the ball and had feel for the barrel. At short, he created good angles to make plays out in front. He played the game hard and had good actions to catch and throw. On the hill, he threw his FB and tight spinning 11/5 CB for strikes. He repeated his delivery with rhythm and tempo, and finished his pitches with his chest over his front knee. Jacob worked quickly to the plate, without sacrificing his lower half strength and had good feel for pitching, mixing his pitches to keep hitters off balance. In all - Jacob is an intriguing follow with a bright future as he matures and strengthens his ability.
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