Jack Moss Stats & Scouting Report

AB	252
AVG	.262
OBP	.343
SLG	.306
HR	0

Full name Jack Taylor Moss
Born 10/30/2001 in Englewood, CO
Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School Texas A&M
Drafted in the 11th round (318th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2023 (signed for $150,000).

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School: Texas A&M Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
BA Grade:40/High
Tools:Hit: 50. Power: 40. Run: 40. Field: 50. Arm: 50.

The 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year in Colorado, Moss was a blue-chip recruit for former Arizona State coach Tracy Smith. He hit .305/.359/.494 with nine doubles and six home runs for the Sun Devils in 2021. After Smith’s firing at the end of that season, Moss transferred to Texas A&M, where he helped the Aggies to the College World Series by batting .380/.437/.520 with 18 doubles and six home runs. He replicated that production in 2023, when he slashed .355/.457/.466 with four home runs and 15 doubles. Moss previously hit the ball on the ground too frequently to tap into the sort of power that scouts expect of a 6-foot-5, 215-pound first baseman, and in 2023 he raised his fly ball rate by 10 points, from a 27.4% rate in 2022 to a 37.6% rate in 2023. That didn’t coincide with more game power, largely thanks to a poor 4.9% home run/fly ball ratio and to this point in his career Moss has been more of a contact hitter who controls the strike zone than a home run threat. He managed just a 100 mph 90th percentile exit velocity in 2023, which is light for the position and will need to find a way to more fully engage his lower half, create more leverage and hit for more power if he’s going to profile as an everyday first baseman at the big league level.

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School: Texas A&M Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
BA Grade:40/High
Tools:Hit: 50. Power: 40. Run: 40. Field: 50. Arm: 50.

The 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year in Colorado, Moss was a blue-chip recruit for former Arizona State coach Tracy Smith. He hit .305/.359/.494 with nine doubles and six home runs for the Sun Devils in 2021. After Smith’s firing at the end of that season, Moss transferred to Texas A&M, where he helped the Aggies to the College World Series by batting .380/.437/.520 with 18 doubles and six home runs. He replicated that production in 2023, when he slashed .355/.457/.466 with four home runs and 15 doubles. Moss previously hit the ball on the ground too frequently to tap into the sort of power that scouts expect of a 6-foot-5, 215-pound first baseman, and in 2023 he raised his fly ball rate by 10 points, from a 27.4% rate in 2022 to a 37.6% rate in 2023. That didn’t coincide with more game power, largely thanks to a poor 4.9% home run/fly ball ratio and to this point in his career Moss has been more of a contact hitter who controls the strike zone than a home run threat. He managed just a 100 mph 90th percentile exit velocity in 2023, which is light for the position and will need to find a way to more fully engage his lower half, create more leverage and hit for more power if he’s going to profile as an everyday first baseman at the big league level.
Moss has one of the nicer swings among high school hitters in the 2020 draft. It’s an inside-out swing and a short stroke that keeps his bat in the zone longer, allowing him to drive balls to all fields. He makes good contact with plenty of feel for putting the barrel on the ball. A below-average runner with a fringe-average arm, Moss could handle left field but profiles better at first base, where he has average hands and feet and will be at least an average defender. He’s credited with having very good makeup, giving him the chance to improve all facets of his game at the next level. Moss would certainly be picked in the top 10 rounds in the draft if not for his commitment to Arizona State, where he will likely wind up next year.