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ayaghmour2 · 05-21-2024, 07:31 PM

CF Jerry Smith (#8 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: .270/.369/.468 (103 OPS+), 149 PA, 2 2B, 3, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 11 SB

I should have waited a day for my first Jerry Smith feature! Or maybe he saw this and had to respond!

The Crocodiles may have dropped the 8-6 contest to the Santiago Scorpions, but our now #1 ranked prospect (I'm sure it will go back to Allen again tomorrow...) launched three homers, it was just unfortunate that for all three of them no one was on base. Then the next day he was 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, and while he wasn't able to produce any runs, the Crocs supported former Cougar Tommy Seymour (7.2 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 6 K) and this year's second rounder Ernie Tisdale (1.1 IP, K) two extra runs of support in a combined shutout. He's now recorded a hit in thirteen straight games, and in just the four games this week he raised his WRC+ 24 points. Obviously the homers help, but I was impressed with just three strikeouts in eighteen trips to the plate. It's nothing but excitement for Smith, who the native fans have taken quite fondly to, and if he can do what Johnny Peters did and finish his winter on a high note, a comeback type award for the team seems quite likely in his future.

Cienfuegos has eleven games left on the ledger, and find themselves just a game out, so sustaining top level performance could be the deciding factor of an extremely tight race. We never won in our years with the Eagles on the Stallions, so it's ironic they're who our Chicago club has to defeat, meaning either the Cougars prospects or the Stallions win their first Western division final. Joe Wood (.345, 12, 26) is showing everyone why they call him "The Sioux Falls Sensation," putting up the best individual performance of any CWL player. It's going to be tough to keep pace with him, but Smith (.270, 7, 23, 11), Elmer Grace (.310, 9, 22), and the Chiefs Don Smith (.358, 3, 14) will do their best to keep up.

05-21-2024, 07:31 PM	#1428
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Cuban Winter League: Week 8 CF Jerry Smith (#8 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: .270/.369/.468 (103 OPS+), 149 PA, 2 2B, 3, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 11 SB I should have waited a day for my first Jerry Smith feature! Or maybe he saw this and had to respond! The Crocodiles may have dropped the 8-6 contest to the Santiago Scorpions, but our now #1 ranked prospect (I'm sure it will go back to Allen again tomorrow...) launched three homers, it was just unfortunate that for all three of them no one was on base. Then the next day he was 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, and while he wasn't able to produce any runs, the Crocs supported former Cougar Tommy Seymour (7.2 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 6 K) and this year's second rounder Ernie Tisdale (1.1 IP, K) two extra runs of support in a combined shutout. He's now recorded a hit in thirteen straight games, and in just the four games this week he raised his WRC+ 24 points. Obviously the homers help, but I was impressed with just three strikeouts in eighteen trips to the plate. It's nothing but excitement for Smith, who the native fans have taken quite fondly to, and if he can do what Johnny Peters did and finish his winter on a high note, a comeback type award for the team seems quite likely in his future. Cienfuegos has eleven games left on the ledger, and find themselves just a game out, so sustaining top level performance could be the deciding factor of an extremely tight race. We never won in our years with the Eagles on the Stallions, so it's ironic they're who our Chicago club has to defeat, meaning either the Cougars prospects or the Stallions win their first Western division final. Joe Wood (.345, 12, 26) is showing everyone why they call him "The Sioux Falls Sensation," putting up the best individual performance of any CWL player. It's going to be tough to keep pace with him, but Smith (.270, 7, 23, 11), Elmer Grace (.310, 9, 22), and the Chiefs Don Smith (.358, 3, 14) will do their best to keep up. Last edited by ayaghmour2; 05-22-2024 at 06:31 PM.