Position: C
Born: 6/28/88
Ht: 6'4" Wt: 240 B-T: R-R
Acquired: Drafted 7th Round in 2011 from Pittsburgh
Career Stats
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
- #24 - 2011 Midseason
- #22 - 2012 Preseason
Accolades
- FutureSox Hitter of the Month - July 2011
- FutureSox Hitter of the Month - August/September 2011
Scouting report
Smith looks like a big time sleeper out of the 2011 draft class. The Pitt product was a two-time first team Big East honoree and was twice named to the All Big East Tournament team. Smith hit .397/.465/.675 as a senior and carried that success into his pro debut. He was also a quarterback on the football team for three years, getting a few starts as a redshirt freshman in 2007. Smith turned his focus to baseball and joins a relatively long list of notable White Sox draft picks with a football background. He turned 23 less than a month after he got drafted so the reaction to his dominant rookie ball numbers at Bristol and Great Falls should be restrained. However, Smith has big power and plays defense well enough to be able to stay at catcher. In Smith's pre-draft report, Baseball America said he profiled well as an MLB backup.
Major League Outlook: Backup catcher
ETA: 2014
