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Cubs prospect Cam Smith has put himself on the map with an incredible summer

4 months agoTony Andracki

Cam Smith has not even been in professional baseball for two months and he’s already making a name for himself as a prospect to watch in the Cubs system.

The organization’s 1st-round pick (14th overall) has made a big splash since being drafted in July.

And now it appears he’s on his way to Double-A Tennessee:

The promotion makes sense, as Advanced Class-A South Bend ended its season on Sunday, while the Smokies have 6 regular season games remaining and then at least one playoff series.

Smith signed with the Cubs shortly after the draft and played 15 games with Class-A Myrtle Beach. He homered in 6 straight games and posted a 1.174 OPS, receiving a quick promotion to Advanced Class-A South Bend.

After just 12 games in South Bend (in which he hit .333/.421/.500 with 1 homer and 9 RBI), Smith is now moving up again.

On Cubs Live! Monday evening, MLB Pipeline senior writer Jim Callis explained why the 21-year-old Smith has become a player to watch in the Cubs system.

“It’s all been a small sample size but the first steps we’ve seen him take in pro ball have been really encouraging,” Callis said. “The biggest question with Cam Smith was – he’s strong, he hits the ball hard but he hits the ball on the ground a lot. He had a 55% groundball rate at Florida State.

“Well in Single-A, he breaks into pro ball and he’s down to 29% and he homered in 6 straight games. If he hits the ball in the air consistently, he’s an easy 30 home run guy. There’s some hitability in there, he’s a solid defender. We’ll get to see his first taste of Double-A pitching.”

Lance Brozdowski, Marquee Sports Network’s player development analyst, picked 22-year-old pitcher Will Sanders as a player to watch in the Cubs system.

Sanders was a 4th-round pick last year and has racked up 105 strikeouts in 92.2 innings for South Bend this season.

Check out more from Callis and Brozdowski, including the minor league players that stood out the most this year.

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