Daniel
Smith

VA/MD State Games

6-foot-3, 166-pound long lanky frame. Capable projectable during batting practice, Smith's best exit velocity was 83 mph. (61.3 mph bat speed average). (21.6 mph hand speed average). Starts in a balanced athletic stance with a tight load, then uses a big leg kick. Bat speed was developing, showed a level an inside-out swing plane and level good extension on his finish. He found some barrels with loud contact. Up the middle approach. Projectable while in the infield, made throws at velocities up to 70 mph; showed consistent hands, a fluid exchange, and developing feet. Movements laterally were developing and he fields the ball out front. Used a firm arm action with a high ¾ slot while showing decent accuracy to the base. Recorded a 60 time of 8.06 at the event. Projectable confident on the mound, had low ¾ arm angle and a long arm action with quick developing arm speed. Up-tempo drop-and-drive type pitcher and uses some effort. He has in line shoulders with an tall balance point. Lands square with balanced finish. Sat with his fastball at 74-75 mph with a max of 76 mph; shows deceiving sinking action and decent both sides of the plate command. (Max spin 2076; Avg 1935). Has feel around the zone command and early action on his 11/5 curveball (61-63). (Max spin 1678; Avg 1630). His splitter (68-69) showed hard fading action and arm side down in the zone command. 

TPG East

Smith is 6-2 with a lanky 162 pound frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open balanced athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, loads back to a wrap. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, goes straight to the ball, level line drive swing path, strength at contact point and some extension through the ball. Showed a good approach working gap to gap, chance to develop some power as he adds strength, exit velocity was 83. In the infield, gets body behind the ball and fields with a wider base and average hands, works through the ball to a clean exchange, throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, short arm action, position velocity was 71. On the mound, he throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, longer free arm action normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are level and on line, lands slightly open with an athletic finish. Fastball was 71-72, touching 73, with late armside run and some late sink to it. Slider was 62-64 with good armspeed and sharp 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 67-69 with good armspeed and late heavy sink with a bit of armside run.

Freshmen Free East

Smith is 6-1 with a long lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open wider balanced athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, smooth load back to a wrap. Hips rotate with some violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, goes straight to the ball, level line drive swing path with some strength at contact point, showed an inside-out approach working the other way, swing generates easy line drives, exit velocity was 80. In the infield, gets body behind the ball and fields with a wider base and average hands, works through the ball to his exchange, throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, short arm action, position velocity was 69. Showed versatility working out in the outfield where his velocity was 71. On the mound, he throws from a very low three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands slightly closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 68-70, with heavy late sink to it. Curveball was 60-61 with some armspeed and gradual 12/6 break to it. Change-up was 61-63 with some armspeed and heavy fading action.

VA/DC Last Chance Open

Smith is 6-1 with a very lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open balanced athletic stance, strides on line, loads down and back to a wrap. Hips rotate completely and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, goes straight to the ball, level line drive swing path, some extension through the ball, showed a good approach using the whole field, exit velocity was 80. In the infield, gets behind the ball and fields with average hands, clean exchange, throws a low three-quarters arm slot, long arm action, position velocity was 61. On the mound, he throws from a very low three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands open with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 64-66, touching 67, with some late sink and a bit of armside run. Curveball was 54-58 with some armspeed and gradual 12/6 break to it.