Jackson Appel Stats & Scouting Report

AB	41
AVG	.268
OBP	.4
SLG	.39
HR	1

Full name Jackson Appel
Born 08/31/2001 in
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: B / Throws: R
School Pennsylvania
Drafted in the 6th round (169th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2024 (signed for $122,500).

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Appel is a 6-foot, 200-pound catcher who has shown impressive bat-to-ball skills throughout his college career. He spent three seasons with Pennsylvania before transferring to Texas A&M for the 2024 season, where he hit .331/.422/.534 with 10 home runs and more walks than strikeouts. Appel’s contact skills and ability to avoid strikeouts are his carrying tool. He made contact at an 88% clip this spring and had a 91% in-zone contact rate. He threw out 11-of-24 (45.8%) basestealers this spring as Texas A&M’s everyday catcher.

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Appel is a 6-foot, 200-pound catcher who has shown impressive bat-to-ball skills throughout his college career. He spent three seasons with Pennsylvania before transferring to Texas A&M for the 2024 season, where he hit .331/.422/.534 with 10 home runs and more walks than strikeouts. Appel’s contact skills and ability to avoid strikeouts are his carrying tool. He made contact at an 88% clip this spring and had a 91% in-zone contact rate. He threw out 11-of-24 (45.8%) basestealers this spring as Texas A&M’s everyday catcher.
School: Pennsylvania Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.9
A 6-foot, 195-pound switch-hitting catcher, Appel had a standout 2022 season with Pennsylvania, where he hit .346/.420/.525 with seven home runs. He didn’t quite replicate that production in 2023 as a senior, but scouts are still interested in him as a strong bat-to-ball hitter with sneaky power and he put up a fine .295/.385/.462 line this spring, with four home runs, 13 doubles and solid plate discipline. He had a 10.5% strikeout rate and 10.1% walk rate, and has a bit more impact from the right side currently, with an inside-out approach from the left side. He needs to improve defensively to stick at the position, and durability is a question mark for some scouts, though he has a fringe-average arm and a decent release that could become playable with steps in the right direction. He could have interest on the third day of the draft or late on day two as a money-saving senior sign at a priority position.