Scouting Reports
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Deterministic, stat-grounded reads from the current ValuCast prospect board. These reports explain the evidence; they do not change rank or value.
What the reports say
2 matching reports. Stats come from ValuCast-owned MiLB context; peak notes come from the peak projection, not public scouting grades.
The role remains unsettled, with a bullpen outcome more likely until either strikes or misses improve; nothing in the profile gives him a dependable way through a lineup yet. The failure point is the strikeout-to-walk result, which does not support a firm starter projection; the sample covers 124.7 IP in Double-A, so confidence is moderate.
Thirty-eight projected saves and a 2.23 ERA tell you what Cleveland thinks of him, but the Statcast profile tells you why they're right to think it. Smith's 35.3% strikeout rate sits at the 99th percentile, and his 34.0% whiff rate isn't far behind, which means hitters are simply not making contact at anything close to a normal rate. The 43.8% hard-hit rate looks alarming in isolation, but when the average exit velocity against him is 91.6 mph at the 1st percentile, the batted-ball shape is softer than that hard-hit number implies, and the .270 xwOBA and 3.03 xERA both land at the 88th percentile to confirm it. The whole profile hinges on the walk rate staying manageable: at 8.2%, it's barely league-average, and if it creeps up, the strikeout volume stops hiding it.
Model coverage and build health
Scouting Reports
- Status
- Live
- Reports
- 750
- Max rank
- 500
- Generated
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
Playing-time / role tracker
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- Profiles
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MLB Projection Source
Keep Steamer as the default redraft source until H+P is intentionally promoted after human review.
- ValuCast source
- Available
- Default source
- steamer
- Default setting
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Peak Projection Buckets
Review focus: Pitcher / Lower Minors.
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- Buckets
- 16
- Needs review
- 13
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- 25
- Tracked days
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Player Card Health
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- Top 200
- 200
- Needs review
- 0
- Level splits
- 109