Jacob Teter

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #427 prospect in 2021 draft
  Teter was draft-eligible in 2020, where he ranked as the No. 187 player in the class as one of the top Division II bats in the country. He made a bit of a name for himself by holding his own in the Cape Cod League in 2019, and his production with Florida Southern has been consistently strong since he first stepped foot on campus. Teter is a career .338/.437/.569 hitter with 33 home runs and more walks (97) than strikeouts (92), but he played in just 17 games this spring. Teter has gotten split feedback on his defensive ability at first base, but he looks the part for the position at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds and has the raw power to match. The question will be whether or not teams think he’ll hit enough against better competition to get to that power.
• Ranked #187 prospect in 2020 draft
  One of the top Division II players in the 2020 draft class, Teter entered the Cape Cod League last summer as a relatively unknown prospect on the national landscape. That certainly wasn’t the case after he left, as Teter held his own by hitting .292 with a pair of home runs and five doubles in 42 games. Scouts were intrigued with the massive raw power that came out of his 6-foot-6, 225-pound frame. Over the summer, his swing wasn’t leveraged just right for over-the-fence power, and coaches said he got on top of the ball and hit too many line drives. Throughout his career at Florida Southern, Teter has shown an ability to hit the long ball, with 12 home runs during the 2018 season, seven in 2019 and seven more through just 22 games in 2020. Before the 2020 season came to an end, Teter was hitting .329/.485/.618 with 23 walks and just 13 strikeouts. Over his three-year career, Teter has more walks (82) than strikeouts (80). With definite plus power and Cape performance, teams are excited about the impact ability of Teter’s bat. Where he goes will depend on the defensive evaluation teams have on him. The feedback seems split, as Teter got glowing reviews from coaches in the Cape Cod League for his work around the first base bag, while other scouts saw him as a below-average defender. Those who like him cite impressive arm strength, a good first step, reliable hands around the bag on balls in the dirt and good athleticism and footwork. With a 6-foot-6 frame, Teter also has the ideal target for a major league first baseman and the power to go along with it. His power potential should see him drafted somewhere in the 4-6 round range and he had plenty of crosscheckers in to see him early this spring.