Jason
Phillips

Verbally committed to Kennesaw State.

INF/RHP Jason Phillips (Plano, 2026) continues to impress as a physical two-way prospect in the state. He took an ulta-loud round of BP, reaching up to 103 mph for his EV while averaging 92 mph, showcasing a direct and quick swing with easy bat-speed (81.5 mph avg.), creating loud contact up the middle and to his pull-side. On the mound, the right-hander has a loose and whippy ¾ arm, creating a fastball with natural sink in the 86-88 mph range, topping at 89 mph. He paired the fastball with a slider that showed short 10/4 shape, flashing sharp action and depth at 77-79 mph (T2745 rpm). His final offering was a changeup at 77-80 mph, playing with hard running action to his arm-side.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-1, 249-pounds. Durbale, physical frame.
Delivery: Tall and fall delivery, glove pat separation, works on live, solid lower half.
Arm Action: RH. Loose arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T89, 86-88 mph. Shows run to arm side, mixes in sinker with similar attributes. T2373, 2232 average rpm.
SL: 77-79 mph. Lateral action, 10/4 type, short action, flashed plus action. T2745, 2371 average rpm.
CH: 77-80 mph. Slight decel with glove side tendency T2172, 2091 average rpm.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-1, 249 pounds. Durbale, physical frame.
Hit: RHH. Narrow base, long stride. Direct, twitchy, above-average bat speed, showed pull-side/up the middle power. 81.5 mph bat speed with 17g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 103 mph max exit velocity (92.2 avg.).
Arm: RH. INF - 83 mph. Short arm action, low 3/4 slot.
Defense: Light on his feet for size, steady hands, plays with body control and clean release.
Athletic Testing: 7.48 runner in the 60-yard dash; 20.20-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 74.99 Edge Score.

CIF/RHP Jason Phillips (Plano) is an intriguing two-way prospect to know from the event. On the mound, the right-hander has a simple, up-tempo delivery that gets down the mound quickly, paired with a loose/quick arm from a ¾ slot. His fastball played comfortably in the 82-85 mph range with natural sink, while setting up a SL/CH combination in the mid-70s. At the plate, the right-handed hitter creates easy bat-speed with whip and extension through the zone, working on the barrel to his pull-side routinely, finishing 2-for-6 on the week with a double, RBI and a run scored.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-1, 249-pounds.
Delivery: Loose delivery, medium leg-lift, works in-line, shoulders work downhill.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm circle into a lower 3/4 release. Fired two scoreless frames with one hit allowed, one strikeout and one walk.
FB: T86, 83-85 mph. Natural heavy run and sink. T2215, 2016 average rpm.
SL: 72-75 mph. Above average spin on the slider, threw it well as a putaway pitch, 10/4 shape. T2396, 2386 average rpm.
CH: 71-74 mph. Plays with running action to his arm-side. T2000, 1964 average rpm.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-1, 249-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Strong, crouched setup, high leg lift into long stride. Level path, ball jumps off the barrel, uses the middle of the field, hard line drives. 73 mph bat speed with 14 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 89.1 mph. 355’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 71 mph. Quick, clean arm action, low 3/4 slot.
Defense: Soft hands, clean footwork, moves well around the bag, clean double play turn.
Run: 8.10 runner in the 60.

A powerful, 6-foot-2, 240-pound frame, Phillips showed well on the mound in Top Tier West’s championship game Monday. The right-handed thrower was athletic on the mound with a quick and fluid motion. He threw from a low ¾ arm slot with loose quick arm action. His fastball was sitting 82-84 mph, topping out at 86 mph and his slider was sitting 72-73 mph. Phillips relied heavily on his fastball which had late glove-side run. He stayed confident on the mound and was able to work out of trouble early in the game. Also a right-handed hitter, Phillips swings a heavy barrel with intent; simple and easy operation, extremely quick and strong hands through the zone, is able to see spin and control his body well.

CIF/RHP Jason Phillips (Plano, 2026) displayed some real power potential throughout his round of BP. The right-handed hitter has a simple, repeatable swing, working direct to the ball with a quick barrel through the zone, reaching up to 95.6 mph for his max EV with a max distance of 341’. He creates easy speed through the zone, averaging 23.1 mph for his hand-speed (T24 mph), 77 mph for his bat-speed (T83.1 mph) and 18.4 G’s of rotational acceleration (T22.1 G’s). On the infield, his hands are soft with a clean glove to hand, moving well for his size with some life in his arm (T81 mph). Phillips’ arm played even better on the mound where he ran his fastball up to 86 mph with a max IVB of 19.7”. He also showed feel to spin a 10/4-shaped slider that played with depth through the zone with over 2300 rpm on average.

INF/RHP Jason Phillips (Plano, 2026) is a well built 6-foot-2, 225-pounds with strength. Phillips sent balls back up the middle consistently. His exit velocities were in the lower-80s throughout, but he flashed power and the ability to create leverage through contact - recording a max distance of 320 feet. Phillips showed soft hands and fluid actions from the infield. Despite the prowess with the bat, he also is a strong-armed 2026 to know on the mound. Phillips has a short, clean arm, ran his fastball up to 83.7 mph with a 93% spin efficiency to go along with a three-pitch mix, including a low 70s slider that averaged 2203 rpm. Physically advanced 2026 with two-way potential.