Jac Caglianone - Prospect Profile

Joel Reuter - Bleacher Report - July 7th: "It remains to be seen if he will get a serious look as a two-way player, but his left-handed power bat is reason enough by itself for him to be a sure-fire, top-five pick in the 2024 class."

Ayrton Ostly - USA Today - July 4th: "Caglianone was electric in the College World Series and racked up 68 home runs in the last two seasons and was second to Condon in the NCAA this season with 35. He won the John Olerud Award as the best hitter/pitcher in college baseball but might not pitch in the majors."

Baseball America - July 1st: "He’s a massive presence with a 6-foot-5, 250-pound frame and is one of the better college two-way players since Louisville’s Brendan McKay. Caglianone led the country with 33 home runs as a sophomore in 2023, then put together a second straight 30-plus homer season in 2024, when he also drastically improved his strikeout and walk rates."

MLB.com - July 1st: "A 6-foot-5 physical beast, Caglianone has top of the class left-handed raw power, and he gets to it, as evidenced by his Division I-leading 33 home runs in 2023. He’s very aggressive in the box and there was concern about his tendency to chase pitches out of the zone (44 percent chase rate last year), but he doesn’t strike out a lot and makes a lot of hard contact."

Prospects Live - May 29th: "He has top-of-the-scale bat speed with stupidly quick hands, exploding through the zone and utilizing double-plus power to all fields. He's improved his contact rates, but he's still chasing at a high clip and he's a landlocked first base profile defensively."

Keith Law - The Athletic - May 22nd: "I think Caglianone is just a hitter and would be surprised if anyone tried to keep him a two-way guy, especially because he needs work on his approach and as a pitcher he’s a reliever at best. You’re betting on 40-homer upside here, and he has hit over 60 homers in his last two years for Florida, facing the best competition in the country."

Kiley McDaniel - ESPN - May 8th: "Speaking of otherworldly, we have Caglianone, who has top-of-the-scale 80-grade raw power and at least plus bat-to-ball ability -- but is limited to first base or corner outfield and still has a big chase rate. You wouldn't know that from his much improved strikeout rate, but there's a concern that it will spike in pro ball against better pitching if he doesn't rein in his approach."

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