Jackson
Brewer

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-4, 210-pounds. Well proportioned, strong build, athletic actions.
Delivery: Controlled tempo, high leg kick, drop and drive lower half with extension down the mound.
Arm Action: LH. Fluid, continuous arm action, short draw into a 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 84-85 mph. Carry and life through the zone, feel for the top part of the zone. T2004, 1886 average rpm.
SL: 68-70 mph. Sweeping movement with depth, around the zone. T1832, 1780 average rpm.
CH: 73-76 mph. Plays with fade and depth, feel for the armside, drops arm slot. T1508, 1478 average rpm.

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-4, 210-pounds. Well proportioned, strong build, athletic actions.
Hits: LHH. Wider base set up with relaxed hands. Short to the ball with a flat to uphill path, worked line-drives and lifted contact middle to opposite field.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 90.7 MPH. 326' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-89 mph.Quick, live arm, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Soft hands, two-hand gather, shuffle step, works in-line to target, moves well around the bag.
Run: 6.75 runner in the 60.
Vizual Edge: 79.82 Edge Score

1B/LHP Jackson Brewer (Homestead, 2024), a former Future Gamer and current No. 6 player in the state, came away one of the weekend's biggest winners with his strong showing on both sides of the ball. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound left-handed hitter put on a show during BP, reaching up to 99.3 mph for his max exit velocity with a 90.7 mph average. He creates easy power from his frame, staying short to the ball with a flat to uphill path, working line-drives and hard elevated contact up the middle and to the opposite field. Defensively, Brewer showed a quick and live arm with soft hands - his max velocity on throws to third base was 89 mph. During his ‘pen, he showed a fluid arm action out of a ¾ slot with a fastball that sat 84-85 mph with carry and life through the zone. He mixed in a slider and changeup; his slider showed sweeping actions with depth that he found around the zone; his changeup plays with fade and depth, and he showed feel for the arm side.

Brewer has legitimate two-way tools, and after he reached an easy 88.3 mph high in a winter ‘pen, it looked like his arm talent would be too good to consider him anything but a pitching prospect – but Brewer continues to hit, and for power. While the velocity ticked down on the mound at the end of two long spring and summer seasons, the arm talent remains intact, but his impressive left-handed bat strength and bat-to-ball skills have created a floor here for him to hit at any level, it appears. He averaged an exit speed of 89.8 mph at the PBR Future Games and reached a 96.6 max. Brewer leverages his long, strong 6-foot-3, 195-pound stature well in the batter’s box to spray line-drives to all fields. In game, we’ve seen Brewer launch home runs to his pull-side on several different occasions, including in the championship game of the PBR at The Rock 16U Championships. His swing is at the top of the charts measured by Blast Motion, with top-of-the-scale hand speed (23.7 mph average), bat speed (75.8 mph max), rotational acceleration (19.2 mph average), and he gets on-plane dynamically. He moves well for his size, too, having run a 7.05 in the 60-yard dash at the Future Games at a top speed of 20.1 mph, per Swift.

Brewer put up some of his personal best statistics at the showcase portion of the Future Games during the BP portion of the day. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound hitter had a max exit velocity of 97 mph and max distance of 338 feet, both were the highest of his young prep career. About two-thirds of batted balls were hard hit from Brewer, as he looked comfortable and relaxed in the batters box. The same tools displayed themselves from the first base position, as he reached 83 mph after throwing across the infield. Brewer was one of the winners from the showcase on Wednesday, and will be a prospect that continues to keep that momentum up throughout the tournament. 

Positional Profile1B
Body: 6-3, 195-pounds. Physical, long levers with projection
Delivery: Medium tempo, online tuck, slight x-fire, balance and finish through home
Arm Action: LH. medium online arc, 3Q slot
FB: T82.4, 80-82 mph. Drives fb with carry through spots, T1997, 1874 average rpm.
CB: 66-68 mph. Big 2/8 with sharpness, can land T1915, 1854 average rpm.
CH: 71-72 mph. Depth and fade T1486, 1411 average rpm.

Positional Profile: 1B
Body: 6-3, 195-pounds. Physical, long levers with projection
Hits: LHH. Stock setup, smooth to hitting position, Direct, sprays balls to all fields, pull side pop
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 81.7 MPH. 332' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-80 mph .
Defense:
Run: 7.09 runner in the 60.

On the mound, the southpaw moves athletically throughout his delivery, utilizing an efficient lower-half with a drop/drive movement pattern, striding slightly across his body and into a closed landing foot. His arm played long out of the glove into a loose ¾ slot and produced an ultra-easy fastball that topped out at 88 mph, running naturally to his arm-side. Brewer showed two quality off-speed pitches throughout his pen, the first being a slider that plays off a 2/8 plane with sweep across the zone, showing some feel at 71-72 mph. The second offering was a changeup that he throws with fastball intent, fading to the arm-side at 72-75 mph. It’s a mature three-pitch mix that should only continue to improve as Brewer matures. Brewer also showed well in the positional segments, working from a tall setup and a flat barrel set, while swinging at 74.5 mph of barrel speed, 71% hard hit rate, and generating some clean pull-side flights when timed up. In the field his feet worked well, his arm was clean and adjustable, and he possessed a clear feel for the different plays. He’s amongst the top uncommitted prospects in the Badger State’s sophomore class. 

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-3, 185-pounds. Athletic build throughout.
Hit: LHH. Tall, narrow setup. Flat barrel set.  Hard entry. Aggressive rotation across the zone. Steeper attack from above with some clean pullside flight when timed up properly.
Power: 95.5 max exit velocity, averaged 86.3 mph. 306’ max distance.
Arm: LH. INF - 89 mph. Adjustable arm action. Short on the backside with a lower slot.
Defense: Works well with his feet and timing. Knows his way around the different plays. Sound defense.
Run: 6.98 runner in the 60. Quick acceleration out of stance. 

Delivery: Athletic delivery, efficient lower-half with a drop/drive movement pattern, strides slightly across his body with a closed landing foot.
Arm Action: LH. Long arm swing out of the glove into a 3/4 slot, loose arm.
FB: T88.3, 85.0-87.9 mph. Jumps out of the hand with natural arm-side life.  T2139, 1967 average rpm.
SL: 71.3-71.8 mph. Sweeping 2/8 action with depth.  T2084, 1959 average rpm.
CH: 72.3-74.5 mph. Thrown with intent, fades to the arm-side. T1720, 1572 average rpm.

"Was an impact contributor for Homestead in his first season at the varsity level this spring and has started to translate that into the summer season. A 6-foot-3, 185-pound left/left athlete, Brewer went 2-for-2 with two quality barrels and two RBIs"

Brewer is a smooth and easy hitter with similar actions around the bag. It’s a level path swing that stays on top of the baseball and gets good extension through impact, resulting in a ton of line-drive, up-the-middle contact. Brewer brings one of the more advanced approaches to the plate for his age which will likely continue to play up at a high level for him.

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-3, 175-pounds. Long and lanky build on a very projectable frame.
Hit: LHH. Sets up in a balanced stance, short stride trigger, draws hands back into load. Short swing path through the zone, barrel travels on a level plane. Gets good extension with his hands. Loose hands help generate easy bat speed.
Power: 88.96 max exit velocity, averaged 80.39 mph. 285’ max distance.
Arm: LH. C -  mph. INF - 84 mph. OF -  mph. Long and loose arm action from a high 3/4 window. Quick arm speed, throws play with carry across the diamond.
Defense: Natural actions at first base with clean footwork around the bag. Soft hands, glove plays out front in the middle of his body.
Run: 7.34 runner in the 60.

Delivery: Tilt and topple delivery with smooth rhythm. Works in line, lands slightly closed.
Arm Action: LH. Athletic arm action, long and loose that works from a high 3/4 window. Arm works out front with quick arm speed.
FB: T79, 78-79 mph. Plays with arm side run, showed feel to locate for strikes. T1937, 1879 average rpm.
CB: 62-68 mph. Plays with sweeping action and gradual depth. Advanced feel for his breaking ball, dropping it throughout the zone. T1918, 1812 average rpm.
CH: 68-73 mph. Maintains near fastball arm speed. Plays with slight arm side run and fading action in the zone. T1569, 1434 average rpm.

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP; Among the more interesting 2024 two-way prospects we've seen to date.
Body: 6-3, 175-pounds. High-waisted lanky frame, lean levers; high projection.
Delivery: Upright start from the right of the rubber; smooth tempo side step to a tall balance point, level knee lift, square to target. Smooth pace down the mound to square, toe-closed landing. Easy, methodical pace; repeats efficiently. Demonstrably low-effort rhythm.
Arm Action: LH. Loose, simple arm action to a high 3/4 slot. Compact, quick, and easy.
FB: T78, 74-76 mph. Low-spin offering with consistent hard arm-side action, carry for its velocity. Horizontal break averaged -13.3 inches. Feel for strikes.
CB: 63-65 mph. Noteworthy sweep; above-average feel. Horizontal break averaged 13.4 inches. Early feel to locate.
CH: 63-67 mph. Slightly lowers slot, but matches arm speed effectively. Tunnels well with similar break; -13.1 inches of horizontal action. 

Hit: LH. Confident approach stemming from simple, balanced start, hands set low. Fluid weight-shift load back, slight wrap in load; short path to impact. Quiet, sturdy posture at impact, easy swings with some extension. Noteworthy barrel feel, repeats swings efficiently; projectable gap-to-gap profile.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: LH. INF - 80 mph. Short, quick, loose throws from a 3/4 slot.
Defense: Highly athletic, efficient actions for the first base position; high at gather at times, but consistently fluid, clean exchanges, shuffle through transfer. Feel to become a target for the position.
Run: 7.39 runner in the 60. Long strides, easy gait; above-average runner for age and size.