Smith, a right-hander from Tennessee who is committed to Virginia Tech, was the first of 10 picks the team made between the third and 10th rounds. The draft concludes with rounds 11-20 on Tuesday.
The Dodgers kicked off Day 2 of the MLB amateur draft by selecting Grainger pitcher Brady Smith. The right-hander was the first of 10 picks the Dodgers made between the third and 10th rounds of the draft, including a pair of compensation picks after the fourth round.
Smith, 18, is committed to Virginia Tech. Dodgers amateur scouting director Billy Gasparino said Sunday that he planned to select a number of high school players in addition to their first overall selection, Texas high school outfielder Kendall George, and he delivered three more beginning with Smith with the No. 95 pick overall.
In addition to a fastball that regularly clocks 93 mph according to multiple reports, Smith throws a slider, a curveball, and a changeup. Listed at a wiry 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, Smith has also played basketball. In the fourth round , the Dodgers selected Wyatt Crowell, a left-handed pitcher from Florida State. Mostly a relief pitcher in college, Crowell had Tommy John surgery after making four relief appearances this season.
In the compensation round, the Dodgers selected University of Texas outfielder Dylan Campbell and Middle Tennessee State right-hander Eriq Swan .reportedly topped out at 102 mph in collegeJoe Vetrano, a left-handed hitting first baseman from Boston College, was the Dodgers’ fifth-round pick . Initially a two-way player, Vetrano focused on hitting this season and
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