The athlete's fastest 60-yard dash time in the given event year. Measured in seconds (s)
7.53
Pop Time
The athlete's fastest pop time in the given event year. Measured from glove to glove, in seconds (s).
1.93 - 2.10
Catcher Velocity
The athlete's maximum throwing velocity from the catcher position in the given event year. Measured in miles per hour (MPH).
75.0
Power / Speed Score
A simple calculation that divides the athlete’s Exit Velocity Max by the athlete’s 60 Yard Dash time for the given event year. For example, 98 MPH / 7.00s = 14.00.
12.1
60 Yard Dash
The athlete's fastest 60-yard dash time in the given event year. Measured in seconds (s)
7.70
Home to First
The athlete's fastest home-to-first time in the given event year. Measured from bat-on-ball to foot-on-bag, in seconds (s).
4.41
Pop Time
The athlete's fastest pop time in the given event year. Measured from glove to glove, in seconds (s).
2.00 - 2.19
Catcher Velocity
The athlete's maximum throwing velocity from the catcher position in the given event year. Measured in miles per hour (MPH).
73.0
Power / Speed Score
A simple calculation that divides the athlete’s Exit Velocity Max by the athlete’s 60 Yard Dash time for the given event year. For example, 98 MPH / 7.00s = 14.00.
Grant Smith, Lee's Summit (MO), 2021 Positional Profile: C Body: 6-foot-0, 203-pounds. Strong, mature build. Defense: 1.93-2.10 pop times. Quick out of the crouch, clean exchange, quick transfer, works in line with his target, adept blocker. Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Long, loose arm action, high 3/4 slot. Hit: LHH. Quiet, tall setup, fluid load, slight leg lift trigger, short stride to even, twitchy lower half, stays balanced through contact Present bat speed, short, uphill path to contact, consistently hard contact, gap-to-gap approach, simple swing, doesn't try and do too much. Power: 91 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off his bat. Run: 7.53 runner in the 60.
9/28/19
Smith is a strong and physical 6-foot, 195-pound, left-handed hitting catcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. He ran a 7.70 second 60 and a 4.41 home-to-first. At the plate, Smith posted an exit velocity 89 mph, starts with a slightly open posture, quiet load, quick hands, uphill path with his barrel, produced mostly flyball contact with plus pop during batting practice. Behind the plate, Smith starts in an athletic stance, clean transfers, longer arm action, high three-quarter release, clean arm action with carry to the baseball, positional velo of 73 mph, accurate throws, pop times between 2.00-2.19 seconds.
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Grant Smith, Lee's Summit (MO), 2021
Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-foot-0, 203-pounds. Strong, mature build.
Defense: 1.93-2.10 pop times. Quick out of the crouch, clean exchange, quick transfer, works in line with his target, adept blocker.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Long, loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: LHH. Quiet, tall setup, fluid load, slight leg lift trigger, short stride to even, twitchy lower half, stays balanced through contact Present bat speed, short, uphill path to contact, consistently hard contact, gap-to-gap approach, simple swing, doesn't try and do too much.
Power: 91 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off his bat.
Run: 7.53 runner in the 60.
Smith is a strong and physical 6-foot, 195-pound, left-handed hitting catcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. He ran a 7.70 second 60 and a 4.41 home-to-first. At the plate, Smith posted an exit velocity 89 mph, starts with a slightly open posture, quiet load, quick hands, uphill path with his barrel, produced mostly flyball contact with plus pop during batting practice. Behind the plate, Smith starts in an athletic stance, clean transfers, longer arm action, high three-quarter release, clean arm action with carry to the baseball, positional velo of 73 mph, accurate throws, pop times between 2.00-2.19 seconds.