Garrett
Smith

6/13/17 - H-1B: 4.28, Position Velocity: 76, Exit Velocity: 82
6’1, 175-pound, RHH showed some athleticism and natural strength that gives him an edge in a few areas of the game.  When he got the barrel to the ball, Smith showed some of the most impressive pop in the entire event and the ability to drive the ball through the left-center gap.  His bat speed and strength through contact suggest a much higher exit velo than the 82 he produced, but he has recorded an 88 at a previous PBR event.  His swing plane is slightly up through contact and helps to drive through the pitch.  Defensively, he stays under control and seems to have pretty good footwork.  Smith uses a very low-effort arm action and release, as his position velocity would likely see a jump with the use of his lower body.  He finished game play 2-3 with a double and 2 walks on the day.

9/25/16 - 60 Time: 7.08, Position Velocity:  OF-72, Exit Velocity: 88
6-foot-2, 175-pound, RHH hits from a somewhat wide and slightly closed stance with some quiet hand movement before the pitch, uses a short stride and nothing more than a slight barrel tilt to get loaded, lower half got through but came with the hands and wasn’t able to create as much torque or separation as possible, swing plane is flat with some lift on pitches up in the zone but can be steep toward balls that are down, started slow but ended his round with a little bit of pop on balls toward the left-center gap. Defensively, showed decent hands and footwork as he got behind the ball and played through it pretty cleanly in the outfield, wasn’t as aggressive as he could’ve been, longer arm action came through a high ¾ slot.