Jacob
Cozart

Off to a hot start the first few weeks of the 2024 season, Cozart has seen his batting average fall from over .400 to currently below .300. His usually smooth, all-fields stroke looked to be more pull-centric than past evaluations. There’s still average raw power (109 mph max EV this season) from the 6-foot-3, 210-pound left handed hitter, but with a preference to controlling the zone (31 BB vs 28 SO) over power production (26 XBHs in 2023 vs 11 in 2024) he’s still searching for a better balance with the two. Showing plus arm strength that was downhill with plus accuracy to second base last summer at the USA CNT Trials, his arm is now closer to average with a small wrap in his throwing action that can hinder his POP time. However, he did shoot an encouraging 1.94 POP for a caught stealing during Friday’s second game. He also muffed a couple of catchable pitches during both Thursday and Friday’s contest, but over the long term, Cozart has shown me that he is a sound receiver. He’s one that can steal strikes and is especially adept at pulling the borderline low pitch into the zone. Once the top college catching prospect in the 2024 draft class, Cozart has now fallen into the second round, behind Malcolm Moore (Stanford), Caleb Lomavita (Cal) and Walker Janek (Sam Houston State).