Jackson
Almeida

Name: Jackson Almedia

Positional Profile: C

Body: 5-foot-10, 195-pound, solid, strong, durable catchers frame.

Hit: A RHH, wider setup, small leg kick, swing is quick and whippy, life to it.

Power: Exit velocity at 91 mph, hard contact, creates backspin to baseball. 

Arm: The arm was clocked at 74 mph, plenty of carry, quick release.

Defense: Setup is athletic staggered, had a pop time of 2.10-2.23, receives, blocks and moves well behind the plate.

ATH: A 4.75 runner down the line.

Jackson Almeida: C, (2026) Pittsfield, MA. 5-foot-10, 195-pound solid mature frame. Projectable and athletic at the plate, Almeida clocked an exit velocity of 89 mph. (64.6 mph bat speed average). (19.8 mph hand speed average). Started in an open balanced stance with a controlled handsy load, then used a closed small stride. Has explosive bat speed, uphill loose swing plane and good extension on his finish. Found lots of barrels with loud contacts. Gap to gap aggressive approach. While catching, his best recorded throw to second was clocked at 73 mph; had developing footwork, developing soft hands, and a natural developing transfer. Clean setup. Showed a high ¾ slot with decent accuracy to the bag. 

Jackson Almeida: C/3B, (2026) Pittsfield, MA. 5-foot-10, 185-pound solid build. Projectable during batting practice, Almeida had an exit velocity of 89 mph. (69.2 mph bat speed average). (22.2 mph hand speed average). Began in a balanced open stance with a controlled load, then used a closed toe tap stride. Bat speed was developing, used an uphill, loose swing plane and good extension on his finish. Had loud contact and found multiple barrels. Gap to gap aggressive approach. While catching, he produced a position velocity of 72 mph during throw downs; shows a natural transfer, developing soft hands, and developing feet. He had a pop time of 2.00-2.15. Clean setup. Using a loose arm action, showed consistent accuracy to the base from a high ¾ slot. Clocked a time of 7.7 in the 60-yard dash.  (Max spin ; Avg ). 

Almeida is a strong, 5-foot-9, 170 pound catching prospect. The right-handed hitting Almeida is advanced at the plate. He showed the ability to drive the ball to both alleys and take good at bats against plus talent. He begins in a balanced, even stance with the hands relaxed. The path through the hitting zone is quick and direct. He remains balanced throughout and stays on plane. Defensively, Almeida is an athletic, talented backstop. His set up is quiet, he receives well and his throwing is a weapon. His feet transition well to throw and the arm is quick.