Top-10 Profiles of 2020: No. 9 Jacob Miller
December 21, 2020
Before the new year, many PBR states take the time to highlight the most viewed player profiles during the previous year from their respective areas. These views can come from scouts, coaches, players, family, etc. Coaches & scouts even have the ability to do advanced searches for players from our dashboard using key metrics & parameters. PBR has the ability to track how many views are going into each profile for personal use. Before the new year, we will be highlighting the Top-10 most view player profiles of 2020.
Today, we highlight the No. 9 spot on our list for Arizona:
Scouting Report
XL frame, has leaned out quite a bit since February 2020, above average strength, broad shoulders. Starts in in an athletic base, open stance. Uses a gathered leg kick to create leverage, keeps knee open at times. Loads into a vertical barrel. Downward start to swing before making contact on an upward plane, quick out of the zone. Has above average pop to LF while still using the RCF gap a bit. Plenty of hard LD contact on the day in his round of BP, working mostly in the 90mph range. Defensively, worked out on left side of the infield. Feet have improved with his athleticism. Solid pre-pitch movement, direct slow tempo footwork to the baseball. Funnels baseball to mid-section with usable hands. Long arm action with lengthy exchange, developing arm strength. Upside at the plate should be followed, projects as a first basemen.
6-foot-2 225-pounds, broad shoulders, thick frame, strength & durability to build off. Starts from narrow upright base, slightly open stance with back toe inside knee. Uses gathered leg lift, reaching into heel plant. Some strength through contact at 87mph. Steep swing plane at times. Worked underneath the baseball creating loft. Gap to gap approach. Showed some body control at plate. Heavy footwork with decent first step. Ran a 7.91 60-yard dash. Long exchanges with short arm action. Minimal momentum to the bag, 70mph arm strength across the diamond. Athleticism plays better at first base in future.