Next up on our list is an infielder.
Name: Jacob Reimer
Position: 3B
Born: 2/22/2004
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 205 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2022 MLB Draft, 4th Round (Yucaipa High School, California)
2024 Stats: 14 G, 46 AB, .196/.327/.261, 9 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 7 K, 0/1 SB, .231 BABIP (High-A)
The son of Brandon Reimer, who played baseball at Concordia University in the late ‘90s, Jacob Reimer took to baseball early, his skills honed by a batting cage that was built and installed in their home. Jacob initially began his high school baseball career in 2019 on the Yucaipa High School junior varsity baseball team, but by the end of the season, he had been promoted to varsity. He remained there through his senior season, hitting .398 with 8 home runs in his final season with the Thunderbirds.He was selected by the Mets in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft and had to choose between going professional or honoring his commitment to University of Washington. His desire to be a pro won out, and the infielder signed with the organization for $775,000, almost $250,000 over the MLB-assigned slot value of $507,500. The Mets assigned him to the FCL Mets in August and he appeared in 7 games with them, hitting .261/.414/.478 with 1 home run, 0 stolen bases, 6 walks to 3 strikeouts. That winter, Amazin’ Avenue ranked him the Mets’ 14th top prospect.
Reimer was assigned to the St. Lucie Mets to begin the 2023 season and hit a solid .280/.412/.392 with 10 doubles, 1 home run, 3 stolen bases, and 44 walks to 61 strikeouts for them in 75 games, missing a bit of time in late June and early July due to an injury. At the beginning of August, the 19-year-old was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones and finished the rest of the season in Coney Island, hitting .203/.354/.279 in 25 games with 1 home run, 0 stolen bases, and 17 walks to 22 strikeouts.Now ranked the Mets’ 9th top prospect coming into the 2024 season, Reimer pulled his hamstring in March during spring training. Estimated to return to the field in June, his recovery took a little longer than expected; he returned to the field in early July and finished his rehab at the end of the month. Ultimately, he only appeared in 14 games for the Brooklyn Cyclones, his time there delayed by the injury and interrupted at the end of August by another trip to the injured list. All in all, he went 9-46 in those 14 games with 3 doubles, 8 walks, and 7 strikeouts. The Mets sent Reimer to the Arizona Fall League a not only did he get a few more reps with the bat to get some of the rust off, but he also started learning a little left field. He appeared in 17 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions and went 11-53 with 1 triple, 2 home runs, 1 stolen base, and 15 walks to 13 strikeouts.
At the plate, Reimer starts with a slightly open setup, with a heavy load on his back leg. He closes that up with a small leg kick as the pitch is delivered and attacks the ball with a short, level swing. His approach is advanced, as he’ll seldom chase anything out of the zone or swing at borderline pitches while making a ton of contact in the zone; his 91% Z-Contact Percentage was one of the highest in the Florida State League in 2023. If anything, it can be said that Reimer is too passive and could stand to swing at a few more borderline pitches and let his bat do a bit more work. The right-hander recorded an average exit velocity of 87 MPH during his time with St. Lucie in 2023, with a high of 107.6 MPH. In extremely limited at-bats in the Arizona Fall League in 2024, he recorded an average exit velocity of 93.2 MPH, with a high of 105.3 MPH. Reimer has solid raw power, but one of his biggest issues as a professional has been efficiently tapping into it.Simply put, Reimer hammers too many balls into the ground; In 2023, he averaged a 9 degree launch angle in 183 recorded batted ball events, with only 53 of those batted ball events hit within the 8-32 degree “sweet spot.” His launch angle data from the 2024 Arizona Fall League is such a small sample that it is more or less worthless to analyze in any meaningful way, but it also showed similar trends.
With a ground ball rate at nearly 50% and line drive and fly ball rates virtually half that, he will need to start lifting the ball more not just to tap into his power, but to be an efficient ball player. Reimer does not have the speed and athleticism to strike the ball on the ground and leg out hits with any regularity. Optimistically, this is a correctable flaw, as his excellent plate discipline and ability to make contact should give him cover to alter his swing to be longer, more leveraged, and more angular.Reimer is a solidly built 6’2”, 205-pounds, but has some defensive questions. He does not have an explosive first step or lateral quickness, and at times the issue seems to be compounded further by passivity on the field, letting plays come to him and sometimes costing him an ever important second or two. His arm is strong enough for third base, but his accuracy has suffered since signing with the Mets and finding himself in true in-game situations as a professional baseball player. If he puts on additional muscle as he ages, his mobility will further suffer and he may be eventually forced to move off of the left side of the infield altogether. The Mets have experimented with Reimer in the outfield during the Arizona Fall League, but he saw far too little playing time there to begin drawing any conclusions.
2025 Mets Top 25 Prospect List
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