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Madden Smith, Crimson Cliffs (UT), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/1B Has come fast and it doesn't surprise me, with his ability to control his massive size, working with Justin Abbott and Mike Gargano, not many have the infrastructure in place like Madden to learn from not only elite HS coaches, but they both pitched professionally in the Rangers/Cardinals orgs!
Body: 6-4, 293-pounds. A massive individual with country/farm boy strength. Physical Comp: former longtime MLB pitcher in the 70's and 80's named Rick Reuschel…2026 leads to opportunities to shed some size and be more athletic in his delivery and movement patterns through his delivery.
Delivery: Conventional upright stand at address with a simple med kick to delivery and shows baseline mechanical movement patterns that allows for quality instruction to reach his projections.
Arm Action: RH. HTQ arm slot, with a clean arc to acceleration. Gets near quality finish out front, as he should strive for a flat back at finish and follow through.
FB: T89, 82-89 mph. FB plays avg with near avg spin to the FB, but at the next level, the movement profile should be the focus and how his FB plays in the zone to setup the secondary T2267, 2120 average rpm.
CB: 70-74 mph. CB plays slightly up, due to quality separation between the FB/CB combo. With a 2400+ spin rate, the CB is tight and provides HTQ shape and definition with depth. T2874, 2752 average rpm.
SL: 74-77 mph. T2410, 2341 average rpm.
CH: Two pitch type reliever profile, as he didn't feature a CH in his time on the mound.

A lean athletic look on a 5-11 170 frame. Even prop extremities with a look of he may have an inch to still go, but the body has a good 15 more solid pounds he can pack on over the next 3 seasons. Needs to really focus on the gym component of his game and get quicker in his movement pattern and overall strength to impact the baseball from an offensive standpoint and add arm strength to his place behind the dish. Although he produced a bat speed of 70 from a max, the overall bat speed of 61 needs to come up considerably from an avg swing after swing. The hips and hands come through nicely, just needs added explosion with the lower ½ to fire the bar head with whip and finish. The swing itself is smooth and direct and looks from the naked eye to be online, though the data suggests mis-hits on the barrel at a 35% success rate. Defensively the exchanges are a little out of sync and needs to improve his footwork to get into a more powerful position to throw the baseball. The pop times of 2.01-2.28 were scattered with one throw on the bag and 3-4 pulls to the SS side, affecting his times on a few. Does show some running ability worn a 7 flat 60 yard dash, and this is very solid for a catcher. Just needs core mobility focus and strength/agility focus to be a more powerful and quicker force on the field. Has time to do so and with his HS team there should be that focus within his powerhouse program.