Top Viewed Profiles of 2018 - No. 17 Jake Smith
December 18, 2018
As we wind down another great year, we begin to take a look back at 2018. After drilling down into our google analytics, we have compiled a list of the twenty most viewed PBR profiles in North Carolina. Beginning on December 17th and ending on December 30th, we will dive into the profiles that garnered the most hits in 2018.
The player profiles in PBR’s vast database received well over 7.5 million hits in 2018. Players from each region in North Carolina drove coaches, scouts, and fans to their PBR profile to learn more. Today we take a look at No. 17 in the 2018 countdown of the most viewed profiles from North Carolina
No. 17 – Jake Smith
This current freshman in college saw his stock catapult up after a very impressive performance at the 2018 PBR ProCase in January. Throughout the spring season, MLB Scouts were tracking his progress and the 6-foot-5 righty decided to head to Chipola JC in Florida, keeping his draft options open each of the next couple of seasons, after not reaching an agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies selected Smith in the 21st round of the 2018 MLB Draft. He had been committed to UNC Wilmington.
Jake Smith
Class of 2018 / RHP
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2018
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Primary Position: RHP
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High School: Chapel HillState: NC
- Summer Team: Canes American
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Height: 6-5Weight: 180lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Videos
(2/11/18)
Player News
- The Five: 5 Performers to Remember from the 2018 NC PBR ProCase - Feb 1, 2019
- North Carolina's Top 25 Fastballs of 2018 - Jan 17, 2019
- Top Viewed Profiles of 2018 - No. 17 Jake Smith - Dec 18, 2018
- PBR JUCO - Prospect Watch List - Nov 19, 2018
- FL JUCO: Chipola and Gulf Coast State Scout Day - Nov 9, 2018
- 2018 MLB Draft Recap: North Carolina HS Selections - Jun 7, 2018
- North Carolina Draft Preview - May 31, 2018
- Brooks Baldwin: PBR Player of the Week for March 26 - April 7 - Apr 10, 2018
- The Five: Top Risers in the 2018 Class Rankings - Mar 29, 2018
- 2018s On The Rise - Mar 21, 2018
- Nick Fajardo - PBR Player of the Week for March 5 - 11, 2018 - Mar 13, 2018
- Daily Roundup: March 8, 2018 - Mar 9, 2018
- Updated North Carolina Class of 2018 Rankings - Mar 8, 2018
- Justin Jarvis - PBR Player of the Week for FEB 28 - MAR 4 - Mar 6, 2018
- PBR NC Rewind: Top Profiles & Stories of February - Mar 2, 2018
- Procase: RHP Analysis - Part 2 - Feb 22, 2018
- Inside the Stats: Pitchers from the NC Procase - Feb 14, 2018
- Procase Spotlight Preview - Right Handed Pitchers - Feb 8, 2018
- NC Insider: Evaluating the Early Signing Period - Part IV - Nov 20, 2017
- NC Insider: 2017 Fall Scout Blog - Nov 9, 2017
- NC Insider: 2017 Summer Scout Blog - Jul 21, 2017
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- NC Future Games: Team NC vs. Team VA 8/15/24
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 2027 Position Players 8/15/24
- NC Senior Future Games: NC Hitters BP Metrics 8/15/24
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 2026 Position Players 8/15/24
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 27'&28' Pitchers 8/14/24
Scouting Report
Summer 2018: Committed to Chipola JC
02.11.18
UNC Wilmington commit. High waisted and projectable. Athletic 6-feet-4, 167-pound frame. Plenty of room to continue to add strength in the coming years. Clean, athletic delivery with good tempo and rhythm. Average leg kick, rotates to load the front hip, releasing to an average stride, landing softly heel-to-toe, with the toe slightly open at times. Quick, loose, arm works to a high-3/4 slot. Athletic release. FB sat 87-89 topping at 90 with run. Has feel for the zone showing some command as the bullpen lengthened. Tight slider with sharp 11/5 break at 75-79. Hard spin, with a chance to reach a high ceiling with the pitch. Change-up is the third pitch right now, sitting 80-82. Hand slows slightly. Some occasional downward action, creating misses down in the zone.
03.21.17
Listed at 6-foot-5 with a wiry, straight-line build. Worked into the fifth inning striking out 4, but walking 6. Fastball ranged 85-86, touching 88 in the first. Velocity fell off, settling 82-84, still touching an 86 in his final inning. Lacked consistent command of fastball. Breaking ball ranged 73-75 with 11/5 arc and gradual break. Works from a high-3/4 slot with easy arm effort. Arm works long out of the glove, with some stiffness. Tall at balance, from the wind-up, working in-line, finishing toward the 1st base side. From the stretch, rushes forward with a slide-step affecting velocity and spin. Threw a couple of change-ups at 78, as definite 3rd pitch.