Connor
Jeffers

6/27/17 - 6/27/17 - Jeffers is a strong and athletic 5-foot-11 185-pound right-handed hitting catcher in Kansas’ 2018 class. He ran a 7.02 laser timed 60 and a 4.21 home-to-first. He showed an exit velo of 92 mph, which put him in the top 5 at the event. At the plate, Jeffers starts with a slightly open stance, balance throughout his swing, quiet hands and power to the opposite field. Jeffers was 3-for-4 with 3 singles in game action. In the outfield, he was aggressive to the baseball, good footwork, positional velo of 82 mph with fairly accurate throws. Behind the plate, Jeffers pop times ranged from 2.01-2.14 seconds, fairly accurate throws, fluid footwork, quick hands and release.

5/31/16 - Jeffers is a physical 5-foot-11 180-pound right-handed hitting catcher in Kansas’ 2018 class.  He ran a 7.27 60 and a 4.50 home-to-first.  He has an exit velo of 85 mph. At the plate, tall stance, slightly open, in line stride, middle to pull contact, balanced finish.  Behind the plate, pop times between 1.98 and 2.17, top pop time for the event, over the top release, quick catch and throw, fluid footwork, momentum towards second to throw, mostly accurate throws, 78 mph positional velo, one of the top velos among catchers, had a pair of triples to left field in game action. In the outfield, 81 mph positional velo, over the top release, fluid footwork, takes good route to ball, clean exchange with quick release, somewhat accurate throws.