The Book on Josh Smoker
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Josh Smoker / LHP, WAS
Born 11/26/1988
Sugar Valley,
GA,
USA
School: Calhoun (GA) HS
Height 6-3
Weight 200
Bats/Throws L/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #342
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
One of the top high-school pitchers available in 2007, Smoker unexpectedly slipped to the supplemental round, where he was gobbled up by the Nationals. His long arm and easy, slinging action let him throw a low to mid-90's fastball with the same apparent motion as his slider, splitter and change. The net result of all that? Filthy.
Just 18 when he was drafted, Smoker looked overmatched in A-ball in 2010, but bounced back to form last season, with 56 strikeouts in 51 high-A innings at high-A Potomac. Smoker is still a year or two away from truly ready, but if he stays healthy he could be something special. In fact, the entire Nats bullpen could be really, really good in a couple of years.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2007 | 18 | A- | NY-Penn | Vermont | WAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 1.67 |
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