#31 Chris Smith Pawtucket Red Sox  |  Pitcher

     
 

Age: 27
Born: April 9, 1981
Apple Valley CA
 Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
 Drafted: 4th Round, 2002
 How Acquired: Draft
 College: Cal-Riverside
 High School:  Hesperia HS (CA)

Scouting Report: Average 89-93 mph fastball with a power 82 mph breaking curve and a pretty good change-up.  Good knowledge of pitching.  Shows starter potential, but may need to add some speed to his fastball to compete at MLB level.  Missed most of 2002 season after an ATV accident, from which he took a couple years to recover fully.  Great preparation skills.  Throws off-speed pitches for strikes, often at unexpected counts.  Pounds the strike zone with great command, doesn't walk many batters.  Works quickly on the mound.  Similar style to Mike Mussina or Greg Maddux. Converted to a part-time reliever in 2007 where he demonstrated some good success, particularly against left-handed batters.
 

  
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs cg sh sv ip h r er hr bb so k/bb
  2002 Lowell NYPL A Bos 21 3 3 0.500 4.13 14 14 0 0 0 56.2 54 29 26 3 14 50 3.57
  2002 Sarasota FSL A Bos 21 2 1 0.667 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 8 2 0 0 2 9 4.50
  2003 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 21 0 2 0.000 6.48 3 2 0 0 0 8.1 11 8 6 0 4 3 0.75
  2003 Augusta SAL A Bos 22 3 3 0.500 4.27 8 8 0 0 0 46.1 48 22 22 4 5 25 5.00
  2003 Sarasota FSL A Bos 22 2 0 0.500 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 8 2 0 0 2 9 4.50
  2004 Portland East AA Bos 23 5 2 0.714 3.75 14 14 0 0 0 74.1 77 34 31 10 21 85 4.05
  2005 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 24 0 0 --- 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 ---
  2005 Portland East AA Bos 24 4 4 0.500 5.23 15 15 0 0 0 75.2 95 46 44 13 15 49 3.27
  2005 Peoria AFL Fall Bos 24 0 3 0.000 8.44 7 7 0 0 0 21.1 32 23 20 2 8 13 1.63
  2006 Portland East AA Bos 25 9 6 0.600 4.05 20 20 1 1 0 115.2 114 57 52 9 29 78 2.69
  2006 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 25 1 1 0.500 3.21 7 6 0 0 0 33.2 33 16 12 2 9 23 2.56
  2007 Portland East AA Bos 26 6 9 0.400 4.41 30 14 0 0 1 104.0 126 57 51 10 42 80 1.90
  2007 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 26 0 0 --- 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 12 5 1 1 0 2 ---
2008 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 27     stats                            
2008 Boston AL MLB Bos 27