Jagger Bell '20 Recruiting Profile

 My goal is to get a good education and play competitive college baseball.

My personal trainer wrote this reference 

My name is Anthony Cipolla, I have been working with Jagger for about 4 months at Playball baseball facility in Nashua, New Hampshire. During that time I can say he has improved on his overall performance as a catcher and hitter. I would say for his age he is one of the strongest players I have seen. He has great hands when catching and he is exceptional with receiving and framing pitches. His arm is getting better every week and has a pop time ranges in low 2's.

When it comes to hitting he has power to all fields and always makes great contact. I was lucky enough to play against his Titan team and watch him catch. He is a great leader and knows how to control a game.
Jagger has towering presence and is a overall great kid and player.

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This was my evaluation from the college prospects showcase,

Hi Jagger,
Thank you for attending the showcase event at St. Anselm College on Saturday. What you experienced is a college-style workout where coaches can take a look at your body type, tools, attitude, athleticism and more. We had representatives from St. Anselm College, New England College, Keene State College, Colby-Sawyer College and New Hampshire Technical Institute. Other college coaches expressed regret that they were unable to attend and will be receiving the player packets with your info. I have been involved with similar workouts at Area Code and East Coast Pro Tryouts, in addition to open evaluations that I have helped run with the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners.

Here is your evaluation based on this 2-hour showcase:

60-yard time: 7.55.This is an average time for someone your age (Class of 2020) and a respectable time for a catcher. It is common for top-level position players to run a 6.8 or 6.9 at these types of events. This was not a "fast track" by any stretch. I would expect if you ran on the artificial turf, your time would be around 7.3 or 7.4.

Pop time: The best recorded time was 1.95 seconds. This is an excellent time. If you can consistently stay a 2.10 seconds or lower, this will open doors ahead, for sure. Transfers from glove to throwing hand were quick and polished. Loved the receiving and framing without too much glove movement. Umpires get annoyed when catchers try to "sell" a pitch with too much glove movement on pitches just outside the zone. Great job. Clearly, you have put in a lot of work on this.

Blocking/receiving: The college coaches in attendance were impressed by your persistence and toughness while blocking pitches during the live pitching sessions. This showed a lot of desire. Stance, posture and focus were solid. Work on angles while blocking pitches. Try to deaden the ball and angle the block toward home plate. Obviously, that is tough to do with curveballs, etc. Great job overall.

Hitting: Power is often the last tool to develop, so stay patient. Hit line drives. Try to avoid hitting ground balls. I believe too many coaches are teaching kids to "swing down" on the ball. There's a lot of ongoing debate on this topic. My best advice is to keep your swing path on plane with the pitch as long as possible. Catchers who are above-average hitters are at at premium. We only saw you hit for 10-12 swings, but we like the bat acceleration and aggressiveness.

Overall: Looking forward to watching you develop as a player. Keep refining yourself at catcher. Stay hungry. In other words, keep doing what you're doing. You have what it takes to play beyond high school.