Jacob
Thompson

6-foot, 170-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, strong build, high-waist, broad shoulders, plenty of room to continue filling out. On the mound, arm works long and clean, full arm swing on the back-side to a high ¾ slot, ball jumps out of hand. Drop and drive delivery, strides somewhat open, lands square, finishes crossing over with some recoil. Fastball, armside run, got underneath the hands of right-handed hitters, sat 80-83, touched 84. Slider, 11/5 shape, sharp at-times, 65-57. Changeup, fade action, 73-75. Struck out the first two batters he faced in-game, one swinging and another looking, walked the next two before finishing the inning himself with an unassisted putout. Offensively, wide setup, leg lift stride, loads upper body back, good balance. Short barrel path to the ball, line drive type hitter, predominantly uses the gaps, 86 exit velocity. Defensively, short arm action, over-the-top slot, 70 from the crouch. Sits back in his setup, long on exchanges, fluid footwork, pop times ranged 2.25-2.34. Ran a 7.67 laser-timed 60.