LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2016 World Uncommitted Showcase
Jakob Pacheco is a 2014 SS/2B/OF with a 6-2 185 lb. frame from Emmaus, PA who attends Emmaus HS. Large frame with lean, athletic present build with good strength throughout. Ran 60 yard dash in 7.20 seconds. Hits from open stance with leg lift trigger, high hand set and high back elbow at firing position. Uses lower half well throughout swing, driving well off backside and generating good hip torque. Clean hand path, line drive approach with leverage in swing, has solid bat speed and is able to drive the ball on a line to all fields with consistency. Showed well defensively both in the IF and OF. Good athleticism through defensive movements, quick feet to the ball on the IF, low to ground with good bend, fields cleanly to both sides and has very good arm strength across, up to 86 MPH. Charges aggressively in the OF and fields cleanly while working through the ball, quick transfer into quick release, has very good OF arm strength up to 88 MPH. Named to 2016 World Uncommitted Showcase Top Prospect List. Good student.