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ayaghmour2 · 05-20-2024, 06:45 PM

CF Jerry Smith (#9 Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 1st Round, 5th Overall (1947)
AA: .277/.369/.427 (111 OPS+), 241 PA, 8 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 6 SB
A: .302/.368/.505 (139 OPS+), 340 PA, 24 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 61 RBI, 3 SB
CWL: .250/.366/.343 (73 OPS+), 131 PA, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 11 SB

It hasn't been the greatest winter for top ten prospect Jerry Smith, but things may be starting to look up. Smith has recorded a hit in each of his last nine games, which has helped raise his triple slash to a still well below average .250/.366/.343 (73 OPS+) in 27 games. This is honestly quite shocking to me, as I thought Smith would have an effective winter, especially with the Crocs penciling him in to the two spot in the lineup. On the plus side, his 15 games in center have gone well (1.9, 1.033), and he's 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts, but the former 5th Pick has been swinging and missing way too much. He's always had some trouble with strikeouts, so maybe I shouldn't be too surprised, but a 22.9 K% seems quite high. He's walking a bit more then twice a game, and even though he's walked 21 times, his 82 WRC+ is still an undesirable figure. The good thing is OSA still thinks he'd be big league ready by this season, so perhaps the final hurdle is the strikeouts. We've been trying to improve his quality of contact, and he's done a good job there so far, but perhaps his focus should have been on limiting whiffs. I don't think it's going to prevent him from being the star he was born to be, but it's something to keep an eye on this coming year.

05-20-2024, 06:45 PM	#1427
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,011	Cuban Winter League: Week 7 CF Jerry Smith (#9 Overall) Acquired: Via Draft: 1st Round, 5th Overall (1947) AA: .277/.369/.427 (111 OPS+), 241 PA, 8 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 6 SB A: .302/.368/.505 (139 OPS+), 340 PA, 24 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 61 RBI, 3 SB CWL: .250/.366/.343 (73 OPS+), 131 PA, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 11 SB It hasn't been the greatest winter for top ten prospect Jerry Smith, but things may be starting to look up. Smith has recorded a hit in each of his last nine games, which has helped raise his triple slash to a still well below average .250/.366/.343 (73 OPS+) in 27 games. This is honestly quite shocking to me, as I thought Smith would have an effective winter, especially with the Crocs penciling him in to the two spot in the lineup. On the plus side, his 15 games in center have gone well (1.9, 1.033), and he's 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts, but the former 5th Pick has been swinging and missing way too much. He's always had some trouble with strikeouts, so maybe I shouldn't be too surprised, but a 22.9 K% seems quite high. He's walking a bit more then twice a game, and even though he's walked 21 times, his 82 WRC+ is still an undesirable figure. The good thing is OSA still thinks he'd be big league ready by this season, so perhaps the final hurdle is the strikeouts. We've been trying to improve his quality of contact, and he's done a good job there so far, but perhaps his focus should have been on limiting whiffs. I don't think it's going to prevent him from being the star he was born to be, but it's something to keep an eye on this coming year.