Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SF | 2B | 13 | 45 |
Grades Update: Apr 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 60 | 40 |
Apr 2021 Report
Evaluator: Geoff Pontes
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2020 Round 2
RuleV: 2023
Physical Description: Average build with above average strength. Good athlete that played third and pitched in relief in college. Athleticism shows in his defense at the hot corner. Should maintain conditioning fairly easily. Good body, with loose actions on both side of the ball.
Hit: Sets square to the pitch, with slight bend at his knees, hands set by back shoulder, with a hand waggle pre-pitch. Pulls hands back, slight leg lift trigger mechanism. Steep angle that allows him to connect with anything middle in but leaves him susceptible to well placed pitches high and on the outer-half. Moderate swing and miss with a fair amount of expanding of the zone. Approach is only average. Fringe-average hitter with some holes and improvements needed in the way of pitch recognition. Grade: 45
Power: Fringe-average power that plays almost exclusively to his pull-side. Will jump a fastball on the inner-half and with his angular swing and above-average raw, shows the ability to get it play in games. Still limited in his ability to muscle anything. Mostly hunting fastballs. Grade: 45
Field: Above-average defender at third that makes up for a lack of speed with excellent footwork and body control. Comes in well and shows clean infield actions and soft hands. One of the better defenders in the 2020 college draft class. No questions about his long term future with a chance to develop into a plus defender. Grade: 55
Arm: Plus arm, was up to the mid-90s in the mound. Can make even the most difficult throws looks easy. Short arm action that gets zip and carry. Shows accuracy to first base even on rushed plays. Arm is an asset in the field that will steal some outs. Grade: 60
Run: Below average runner. Moves well in the field and has solid range due to footwork. Station to station in the bases, makes good base running decisions. Grade: 40
Overall: A strong all-around player who's defensive skills push him up against everyday regular. Needs to get to more power in games the way he did during the 2019 summer on the Cape. Approach and pitch tracking need work, but his contact skills are there with some areas of improvement within his swing mechanics and adjusting his bat path to get to more balls on the outer-half. The defense is there to be an everyday regular it's a matter of how much impact Schmitt can make with the bat.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Second Division Regular
Risk: Moderate
