Jeremiah Jackson

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #18 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: The Angels selected Jackson 57th overall in the 2018 draft as an athletic prep shortstop from Alabama and signed him for an underslot $1.194 million to lure him away from a Mississippi State commitment. He set a Pioneer League record with 23 home runs in his first full year and spent part of 2020 at the alternate training site facing older players. Jackson was limited to 45 games in 2021 by a quad strain, but the Angels still aggressively pushed him to Double-A to begin the 2022 season. He struggled with the assignment and hit just .215 while missing six weeks with an oblique strain.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson has some of the biggest power in the Angels system but struggles to get to it in games. He has a loose, uphill swing with plenty of bat speed and punishes mistakes in the strike zone, hitting towering drives to left field and showing enough strength to make hard contact on pitches away. Jackson simplified his setup and shortened his swing to improve his problematic strikeout and chase rates in 2022, but he still lacks a consistent plan and approach at the plate and is a well below-average hitter. He is an above-average runner with the range and athleticism to stay at shortstop, but the Angels have moved him around the infield and also gave him time in left field to increase his versatility. He has above-average arm strength.
  
  The Future: Jackson's power and athleticism give him a chance to be a bench player who moves around the diamond. He'll aim to find an approach in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 30. Power: 60. Speed: 55. Fielding: 50. Arm: 55.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #5 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Jackson has moved slowly since the Angels drafted him with the 57th overall pick in 2018. He spent his first two seasons in the Rookie levels, including hitting a Pioneer-League record 23 homers for Orem in 2019, and briefly appeared at the alternate training site in 2020 before making his full-season debut with Low-A Inland Empire in 2021. Jackson got off to a miserable start but began to catch fire before he suffered a significant quad strain in mid June that limited him to just 51 games. He went to the Arizona Fall League after the season and hit .161 with a 38% strikeout rate.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson has long had a boom-or-bust approach that results in jaw-dropping home runs and gobs of strikeouts. He made some progress in 2021 seeing the ball better, recognizing secondary pitches and not expanding the zone as much, but he still posted a 33% strikeout rate. Jackson has a loose, explosive swing and he has refined his setup and timing mechanism to get his hands and body going earlier. He destroys pitches to his pull side and has improved at driving pitches on the outer half the other way, but still projects as a below-average hitter. Jackson is rangy on defense with a quick first step and above-average speed. He has the agility and arm strength to stick at shortstop and is an adequate second baseman, but there’s also a chance he could move to center field.
  
  The Future: Jackson has 30-homer potential but will have to tone down his swing and develop a more effective two-strike approach. He is on track to see Double-A in 2022.
  
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #6 prospect in 2021
  Hitting: 40. Power: 60. Running: 55. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson signed for $1.194 million as a 2018 second-round pick and made a quick impression by hitting a Pioneer League-record 23 homers at Rookie-level Orem in 2019. That power, however, came with a concerning 33% strikeout rate. Jackson joined the Angels’ alternate training site in early August and finished the year in instructional league, where he was limited by an oblique injury.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson is a slim-bodied middle infielder with eye-popping power for his size. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and has the pop to approach 30 homers as he matures physically. Jackson’s power is tantalizing, but he swings and misses too much to get to it consistently. He looked overmatched against more advanced pitching in his first two weeks at the alternate site, but his at-bats grew more competitive and he made more consistent contact in the final month. Jackson is athletic enough to play shortstop and second base, and he mixed in a little third base last summer. He has above-average arm strength but needs to improve his accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: It’s easy to dream of Jackson becoming a power-hitting middle infielder, but he has to make more contact. That will be his primary goal in his full-season debut.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #4 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson emerged as the top prep prospect in Alabama in the 2018 draft and signed with the Angels for $1.194 million after they made him the 57th overall pick. After racing up to Rookie-level Orem in his pro debut, Jackson returned to the Owlz in 2019 and hit 23 home runs to tie the Pioneer League single-season record. That power, however, came with a concerning 33 percent strikeout rate.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson has eye-popping power for his skinny, 6-foot frame. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and should hit even more homers as he matures physically, though he's already driving balls out of the park to the opposite field. Jackson swings at strikes but often sells out for power and misses pitches in the zone, an issue he will have to correct in order to make enough contact against upper-level pitching. Jackson has the athletic actions for shortstop and improved his angles to the ball and throwing accuracy in 2019, two issues that previously hampered him. He also started 20 games at second base and made significant strides there as well.
  
  THE FUTURE: Jackson is a high-risk prospect whose future depends on his ability to cut down on his strikeouts. If he can, he has huge upside as a power-hitting middle infielder.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #11 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Jackson established himself as the top prep prosect in Alabama for the 2018 draft and signed with the Angels for $1.194 million. He performed so well in a 21-game stint in the Rookie-level Arizona League after signing that he was promoted to Orem as one of youngest players in the Pioneer League. Jackson looked a little overmatched at that level, but still posted an .805 OPS with 27 extra-base hits in 43 games in his pro debut.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson is an offensive-oriented middle infielder with a strong, athletic frame, easy, loose hands and plus bat speed, a combination that gives him eye-popping power for his size. He's still lanky, but he has a chance for 20-plus home runs as he matures physically. The Angels changed his swing pre-pitch, trying to get him lower in his stance so he can improve his bat path and barrel up the ball more consistently, with the hope he can be an average hitter. He is an above-average runner. Jackson's range and arm strength are good enough to stick at shortstop, but his low three-quarters arm slot causes some of his throws to sail. He also needs to improve his footwork.
  
  The Future: Jackson's combination of athleticism, instincts and aptitude excites the Angels. Whether he sticks at short or moves to second base, he has the bat to profile at both. He'll begin his first full season at low Class A Burlington in 2019.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #44 prospect in 2018 draft
  The top prep prospect in Alabama, Jackson brings an impact bat to the table and wasted no time putting it on display this spring, when he hit a home run--rumored to be over 400 feet--in his first at-bat with St. Luke's Episcopal School in Mobile, Ala. Jackson is an offensive-oriented infielder with natural strength and power that should continue to improve as his fills out his rangy, athletic frame. He used a deep leg lift during the summer and fall that created issues with his timing when he would get out in front and lunge at balls. But when his timing is down, Jackson has some of the better bat speed and raw power of any middle infielder in the class. With an above-average to plus arm, Jackson will have a chance to stick at shortstop, though many envision a move to second or third as he doesn't have the quick-twitch actions and overall speed that is required for the position. His arm action tends to get long as well, which hurts his exchange and quickness on throws to first base. Regardless, Jackson should have enough glove skill to handle a position on the dirt to go alongside his dangerous bat.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Pioneer League #3 prospect in 2019
  Jackson’s power emerged in a big way in his second season at Orem. The 19-year-old middle infielder led the Pioneer League with 23 home runs, tying for the all-time single-season record set in 1997. He also paced all hitters in RBIs (60) and total bases (155). The key to Jackson’s improvement this year was making better decisions at the plate, staying more in the middle of the field and swinging at strikes. "He worked hard on what he was doing and in being more consistent with the power,” Orem manager Jack Santora said. Jackson struck out 33 percent of the time because of an all-or-nothing, grooved swing. His projected below-average hit tool is mitigated by his plus-plus raw power and plus bat speed. Jackson split time at both middle infield positions, showing improvement at shortstop as he took smarter angles and played more under control.
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  Ranked Arizona Complex League #16 prospect in 2018
  Jackson homered in his Arizona League debut, giving observers a hint of what was to follow with the Alabama high school product showing off more over-the-fence power than anticipated. His plus bat speed allows the ball to jump off his bat and he has quick, loose hands, is athletic and gets plenty of loft in the swing. He'll swing-and-miss more than desired until he gets used to seeing better quality breaking balls and closes holes in his bat path. Opinions are mixed as to whether Jackson can stay at shortstop. He currently lacks the feet and quick-twitch actions for the position. It'll be the power bat that carries Jackson, so he could handle a move to second or third base or to the outfield. "He's one of the kids that really, really opened my eyes," Cubs manager Carmelo Martinez said. "He has bat speed (and) power. He's strong … against us he played good defense."
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  Ranked Pioneer League #10 prospect in 2018
  Jackson was part of a wave of prospects who provided a jolt of talent toward the end of the Pioneer League season. He showed the same plus speed, athleticism and surprising raw power as in his debut in Arizona, although he tired toward the end of the summer. The ball jumps off his bat in part because of his quick hands. There’s a lot of swing-and-miss to his approach, but he should cut down on the strikeouts as he develops better recognition of breaking balls. Evaluators question whether Jackson stays at shortstop because his footwork needs plenty of work. Also, his throwing mechanics (and poor footwork) sometimes cause his throws to sail. His athleticism and speed would also fit in the outfield if the Angels decided to move him eventually. “He’s such a good athlete that it allows us as an organization to be able to make those decisions a little further down the road,” Orem manager Dave Stapleton said.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: The Angels selected Jackson 57th overall in the 2018 draft as an athletic prep shortstop from Alabama and signed him for an underslot $1.194 million to lure him away from a Mississippi State commitment. He set a Pioneer League record with 23 home runs in his first full year and spent part of 2020 at the alternate training site facing older players. Jackson was limited to 45 games in 2021 by a quad strain, but the Angels still aggressively pushed him to Double-A to begin the 2022 season. He struggled with the assignment and hit just .215 while missing six weeks with an oblique strain.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson has some of the biggest power in the Angels system but struggles to get to it in games. He has a loose, uphill swing with plenty of bat speed and punishes mistakes in the strike zone, hitting towering drives to left field and showing enough strength to make hard contact on pitches away. Jackson simplified his setup and shortened his swing to improve his problematic strikeout and chase rates in 2022, but he still lacks a consistent plan and approach at the plate and is a well below-average hitter. He is an above-average runner with the range and athleticism to stay at shortstop, but the Angels have moved him around the infield and also gave him time in left field to increase his versatility. He has above-average arm strength.
  
  The Future: Jackson's power and athleticism give him a chance to be a bench player who moves around the diamond. He'll aim to find an approach in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 30. Power: 60. Speed: 55. Fielding: 50. Arm: 55.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: The Angels selected Jackson 57th overall in the 2018 draft as an athletic prep shortstop from Alabama and signed him for an underslot $1.194 million to lure him away from a Mississippi State commitment. He set a Pioneer League record with 23 home runs in his first full year and spent part of 2020 at the alternate training site facing older players. Jackson was limited to 45 games in 2021 by a quad strain, but the Angels still aggressively pushed him to Double-A to begin the 2022 season. He struggled with the assignment and hit just .215 while missing six weeks with an oblique strain.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson has some of the biggest power in the Angels system but struggles to get to it in games. He has a loose, uphill swing with plenty of bat speed and punishes mistakes in the strike zone, hitting towering drives to left field and showing enough strength to make hard contact on pitches away. Jackson simplified his setup and shortened his swing to improve his problematic strikeout and chase rates in 2022, but he still lacks a consistent plan and approach at the plate and is a well below-average hitter. He is an above-average runner with the range and athleticism to stay at shortstop, but the Angels have moved him around the infield and also gave him time in left field to increase his versatility. He has above-average arm strength.
  
  The Future: Jackson's power and athleticism give him a chance to be a bench player who moves around the diamond. He'll aim to find an approach in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 30. Power: 60. Speed: 55. Fielding: 50. Arm: 55.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: Jackson has moved slowly since the Angels drafted him with the 57th overall pick in 2018. He spent his first two seasons in the Rookie levels, including hitting a Pioneer-League record 23 homers for Orem in 2019, and briefly appeared at the alternate training site in 2020 before making his full-season debut with Low-A Inland Empire in 2021. Jackson got off to a miserable start but began to catch fire before he suffered a significant quad strain in mid June that limited him to just 51 games. He went to the Arizona Fall League after the season and hit .161 with a 38% strikeout rate.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson has long had a boom-or-bust approach that results in jaw-dropping home runs and gobs of strikeouts. He made some progress in 2021 seeing the ball better, recognizing secondary pitches and not expanding the zone as much, but he still posted a 33% strikeout rate. Jackson has a loose, explosive swing and he has refined his setup and timing mechanism to get his hands and body going earlier. He destroys pitches to his pull side and has improved at driving pitches on the outer half the other way, but still projects as a below-average hitter. Jackson is rangy on defense with a quick first step and above-average speed. He has the agility and arm strength to stick at shortstop and is an adequate second baseman, but there&#39s also a chance he could move to center field.
  
  The Future: Jackson has 30-homer potential but will have to tone down his swing and develop a more effective two-strike approach. He is on track to see Double-A in 2022.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 40. Power: 60. Speed: 55. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Jackson has moved slowly since the Angels drafted him with the 57th overall pick in 2018. He spent his first two seasons in the Rookie levels, including hitting a Pioneer-League record 23 homers for Orem in 2019, and briefly appeared at the alternate training site in 2020 before making his full-season debut with Low-A Inland Empire in 2021. Jackson got off to a miserable start but began to catch fire before he suffered a significant quad strain in mid June that limited him to just 51 games. He went to the Arizona Fall League after the season and hit .161 with a 38% strikeout rate.
  
  Scouting Report: Jackson has long had a boom-or-bust approach that results in jaw-dropping home runs and gobs of strikeouts. He made some progress in 2021 seeing the ball better, recognizing secondary pitches and not expanding the zone as much, but he still posted a 33% strikeout rate. Jackson has a loose, explosive swing and he has refined his setup and timing mechanism to get his hands and body going earlier. He destroys pitches to his pull side and has improved at driving pitches on the outer half the other way, but still projects as a below-average hitter. Jackson is rangy on defense with a quick first step and above-average speed. He has the agility and arm strength to stick at shortstop and is an adequate second baseman, but there’s also a chance he could move to center field.
  
  The Future: Jackson has 30-homer potential but will have to tone down his swing and develop a more effective two-strike approach. He is on track to see Double-A in 2022.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  Hitting: 40. Power: 60. Running: 55. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson signed for $1.194 million as a 2018 second-round pick and made a quick impression by hitting a Pioneer League-record 23 homers at Rookie-level Orem in 2019. That power, however, came with a concerning 33% strikeout rate. Jackson joined the Angels' alternate training site in early August and finished the year in instructional league, where he was limited by an oblique injury.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson is a slim-bodied middle infielder with eye-popping power for his size. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and has the pop to approach 30 homers as he matures physically. Jackson's power is tantalizing, but he swings and misses too much to get to it consistently. He looked overmatched against more advanced pitching in his first two weeks at the alternate site, but his at-bats grew more competitive and he made more consistent contact in the final month. Jackson is athletic enough to play shortstop and second base, and he mixed in a little third base last summer. He has above-average arm strength but needs to improve his accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: It's easy to dream of Jackson becoming a power-hitting middle infielder, but he has to make more contact. That will be his primary goal in his full-season debut.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  Hitting: 40. Power: 60. Running: 55. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson signed for $1.194 million as a 2018 second-round pick and made a quick impression by hitting a Pioneer League-record 23 homers at Rookie-level Orem in 2019. That power, however, came with a concerning 33% strikeout rate. Jackson joined the Angels’ alternate training site in early August and finished the year in instructional league, where he was limited by an oblique injury.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson is a slim-bodied middle infielder with eye-popping power for his size. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and has the pop to approach 30 homers as he matures physically. Jackson’s power is tantalizing, but he swings and misses too much to get to it consistently. He looked overmatched against more advanced pitching in his first two weeks at the alternate site, but his at-bats grew more competitive and he made more consistent contact in the final month. Jackson is athletic enough to play shortstop and second base, and he mixed in a little third base last summer. He has above-average arm strength but needs to improve his accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: It’s easy to dream of Jackson becoming a power-hitting middle infielder, but he has to make more contact. That will be his primary goal in his full-season debut.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  Hitting: 40. Power: 60. Running: 55. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson signed for $1.194 million as a 2018 second-round pick and made a quick impression by hitting a Pioneer League-record 23 homers at Rookie-level Orem in 2019. That power, however, came with a concerning 33% strikeout rate. Jackson joined the Angels’ alternate training site in early August and finished the year in instructional league, where he was limited by an oblique injury.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson is a slim-bodied middle infielder with eye-popping power for his size. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and has the pop to approach 30 homers as he matures physically. Jackson’s power is tantalizing, but he swings and misses too much to get to it consistently. He looked overmatched against more advanced pitching in his first two weeks at the alternate site, but his at-bats grew more competitive and he made more consistent contact in the final month. Jackson is athletic enough to play shortstop and second base, and he mixed in a little third base last summer. He has above-average arm strength but needs to improve his accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: It’s easy to dream of Jackson becoming a power-hitting middle infielder, but he has to make more contact. That will be his primary goal in his full-season debut.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson emerged as the top prep prospect in Alabama in the 2018 draft and signed with the Angels for $1.194 million after they made him the 57th overall pick. After racing up to Rookie-level Orem in his pro debut, Jackson returned to the Owlz in 2019 and hit 23 home runs to tie the Pioneer League single-season record. That power, however, came with a concerning 33 percent strikeout rate.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson has eye-popping power for his skinny, 6-foot frame. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and should hit even more homers as he matures physically, though he’s already driving balls out of the park to the opposite field. Jackson swings at strikes but often sells out for power and misses pitches in the zone, an issue he will have to correct in order to make enough contact against upper-level pitching. Jackson has the athletic actions for shortstop and improved his angles to the ball and throwing accuracy in 2019, two issues that previously hampered him. He also started 20 games at second base and made significant strides there as well.
  
  THE FUTURE: Jackson is a high-risk prospect whose future depends on his ability to cut down on his strikeouts. If he can, he has huge upside as a power-hitting middle infielder.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Jackson emerged as the top prep prospect in Alabama in the 2018 draft and signed with the Angels for $1.194 million after they made him the 57th overall pick. After racing up to Rookie-level Orem in his pro debut, Jackson returned to the Owlz in 2019 and hit 23 home runs to tie the Pioneer League single-season record. That power, however, came with a concerning 33 percent strikeout rate.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Jackson has eye-popping power for his skinny, 6-foot frame. He generates plus bat speed with an old-school flick of the wrist and should hit even more homers as he matures physically, though he's already driving balls out of the park to the opposite field. Jackson swings at strikes but often sells out for power and misses pitches in the zone, an issue he will have to correct in order to make enough contact against upper-level pitching. Jackson has the athletic actions for shortstop and improved his angles to the ball and throwing accuracy in 2019, two issues that previously hampered him. He also started 20 games at second base and made significant strides there as well.
  
  THE FUTURE: Jackson is a high-risk prospect whose future depends on his ability to cut down on his strikeouts. If he can, he has huge upside as a power-hitting middle infielder.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Jackson’s power emerged in a big way in his second season at Orem. The 19-year-old middle infielder led the Pioneer League with 23 home runs, tying for the all-time single-season record set in 1997. He also paced all hitters in RBIs (60) and total bases (155). The key to Jackson’s improvement this year was making better decisions at the plate, staying more in the middle of the field and swinging at strikes. "He worked hard on what he was doing and in being more consistent with the power,” Orem manager Jack Santora said. Jackson struck out 33 percent of the time because of an all-or-nothing, grooved swing. His projected below-average hit tool is mitigated by his plus-plus raw power and plus bat speed. Jackson split time at both middle infield positions, showing improvement at shortstop as he took smarter angles and played more under control.