- Full name Jackson Flora
- Born 05/25/2005 in
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Foothill HS, Pleasanton, Calif.
Top Rankings
Draft Prospects
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School:UC Santa Barbara Age At Draft: 21.1
Tyler Bremner will, deservedly, get most of the love on UC Santa Barbara’s pitching staff this spring, but Flora has a chance to be a first-round selection next summer. He last spring pitched his way to a 3.83 ERA, but had an excellent three-start (13-inning) stint in the West Coast League in which he worked a 0.69 ERA. There is some effort in Flora’s delivery, but he has a whippy arm action and plenty of arm speed. His fastball sits in the mid-to-upper 90s, but has been up to 99 mph this spring with explosive life through the zone. Flora’s sweeper flashes plus with late, lateral bite, but he has enough feel for the pitch where he’s able to manipulate its shape and back-foot it to lefthanded hitters. His changeup is a distant third offering that’s currently under construction. -
School:UC Santa Barbara Age At Draft: 21.1
Tyler Bremner will, deservedly, get most of the love on UC Santa Barbara’s pitching staff this spring, but Flora has a chance to be a first-round selection next summer. He last spring pitched his way to a 3.83 ERA, but had an excellent three-start (13-inning) stint in the West Coast League in which he worked a 0.69 ERA. There is some effort in Flora’s delivery, but he has a whippy arm action and plenty of arm speed. His fastball sits in the mid-to-upper 90s, but has been up to 99 mph this spring with explosive life through the zone. Flora’s sweeper flashes plus with late, lateral bite, but he has enough feel for the pitch where he’s able to manipulate its shape and back-foot it to lefthanded hitters. His changeup is a distant third offering that’s currently under construction. -
School: Foothill HS, Pleasanton, Calif. Source: HS
Commit/Drafted: Loyola Marymount
Age At Draft: 18.1
Flora’s fastball sat in the upper 80s on the high school showcase circuit last summer, but he got stronger in the offseason and emerged this spring as one of the more intriguing draft prospects in Northern California. Flora is a projectable 6-foot-4, 185-pound righthander with a clean delivery and stuff that keeps ticking up. His fastball ranges from 88-94 mph with excellent finish and extension out of his delivery and has room to keep increasing as he gets stronger. He shows good feel to spin an upper-70s slider that should be at least an average pitch as he adds power to it, and he also has a mid-70s, top-down curveball that shows promise. His nascent changeup is fringy but usable and has a chance to improve the more he throws it. Flora fills up the strike zone and repeats his delivery with ease. He has at least above-average control and could grow into more as he gains strength. Flora is a long-term project who will require patience in player development, but all the ingredients are there for him to remain a starter. He is committed to Loyola Marymount.
