Jacob
Raymond

6/28/16
Raymond is an athletic 6-foot, 175-pound two-way prospect. Hits from an open and narrow stance while displaying good bat speed with a gap-to-gap approach. He does well with keeping his barrel through the hitting zone. His exit velocity was 85 mph and he ran a 4.43 home-to-1st. On the infield, he shows smooth actions and is aggressive through the ball with rhythm. His velocity across the diamond was 83 mph. On the mound, he throws from a 3/4 arm slot with a short, quick arm action and with easy effort. His fastball sat 86-88 mph out of the wind up and 83-87 mph in the stretch with late run. His slider showed 10/4 shape with late, sharp action at 71-74 mph. He commanded his fastball and slider well with his slider being a swing-and-miss pitch.

3/6/16
Raymond has an athletic 6-foot, 170-pound build. He stands tall and open while using a leg kick with his load. He shows good rhythm and some bat speed. His exit velocity was 86 mph and he ran the 60-yard dash in 7.08. On the infield, he has good rhythm with his feet and creates good momentum for his throws. He takes good angles to ground balls and had an arm strength of 82 mph across the diamond.

2/13/16
Raymond has an athletic 6-foot, 170-pound build. Swings from a tall open stance generating good power through his hips and legs. His exit velocity was 83 mph and he ran a 7.19 60-yard dash. On the infield, he shows smooth footwork and fields through the ball with soft hands. His infield position velocity was 82 mph. On the mound works at a slow pace accelerating during the delivery while throwing from a high 3/4  arm angle. Saw an increase in velocity sitting 83-85 mph, displaying a sharp breaking 11/5 curve 69-70 mph and a 71-72 mph straight changeup

9/20/15
6-foot, 160-pound prospect. Open stance with an aggressive mentality. Quick swing working in a middle to pull side approach. Recorded an exit velocity of 82 mph. Active defender with good glove actions. Strong footwork working through the baseball. 80 mph arm velocity from across the diamond. Over the top arm slot on the mound with quick arm action. Fastball sits 80-83 mph with slight arm side run. Breaking ball ranged from 65-70 mph.  

1/19/15
5-foot-10, 155-pound prospect. Good feel in the outfield with his footwork and glove. Threw 78 mph from the outfield. Good body body control with soft hands on the infield. Threw 70 mph across the infield. Ran a 4.70 home to first. Open to even stance with quick hands and a direct hand path to the baseball.  Bat speed registered at 78 mph.