Hitting
Steven Smalley has a good rhythm pre-pitch, wide base, some rigidity to present load and trigger, will get long and loose with weight transfer, gets himself out on his front foot, will get steep into the zone; lightning-quick hands, generates outstanding bat speed. Smalley has made quick adjustments to take more balls up the middle/oppo; precocious feel for hittable strikes, attacks hittable pitches, makes adjustments in at-bats, smart hitter; physicality and good kind of aggressive instinct to project above-average utility.
Base-Running & Defense
Steven Smalley present a plus or better, 4.1-4.2 run times, explosive start-up; good reads with clean breaks, powerful cross-over, potential to steal extra base with solid efficiency; likely to lose a step as his frame fills out. Defensively, Steven Smalley takes solid routes efficiency in center, confident reads and breaks, reads trajectory well coming in and going out. Smalley gets up to speed quickly, above-average track and close, athleticism and speed to cover for mistakes; should be able to stick with solid-average utility in center, potential plus defender in a corner.
