10/17/2010 - College PREP - Sauget (St. Louis), IL Jake is a young, thin, lanky 1st baseman that will graduate in 2012. In the INF, Jake has soft / sure hands, playable feet, and athletic movements. He can cover a lot of ground, he fields the ball cleanly, and he plays hard. Jake has a loose arm action and throws accurately with some life to his target. Defensive grades can further improve if Jake can field more on the glove side and use his feet a little more. Offensively, Jake has a square stance, short stride, and good balance. He has a fast / quick bat, short swing, and he makes hard contact. Jake has a line drive approach at the plate and can hit the ball hard to the pull side. More direct hands to the ball will only help solid numbers get even better.