Scouting the 2017 Draft: Pavin Smith

Pavin Smith, 1B.  B-L, T-L.  6'2", 205 lbs.  College(Virginia)

2015:  .307/.373/.467, 14 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 26 BB, 40 K, 270 AB.
2016:  .329/.410/.513, 16 2B, 8 HR, 36 BB, 23 K, 228 AB.
2016(CCL):  .318, 7 3B, 4 HR, 17 BB, 25 K, 151 AB.

Pavin Smith is a powerful 1B prospect from Univ. of Virginia, 1 of just 7 college hitters in mlb.com's top 50 draft prospects.  He can both hit and hit for power with strong walk rates and relatively low K rates(note the reversed K/BB in 2016 college season).  Since he's pretty much limited to 1B, he's going to have to hit a ton, but he appears to be capable of doing just that.

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DrB's updated 2017 Draft Board:

1.  Jordan Adell, OF, HS
2.  Mark Vientos, SS, HS
3.  Hunter Greene, RHP, HS
4.  Tanner Houck, RHP, College(Missouri)
5.  JB Bakauskas, RHP, College(North Carolina)
6.  Jeren Kendall, OF, College(Vanderbilt)
7.  JJ Schwarz, C, College(Florida)
8.  Alex Faedo, RHP, College(Florida)
9.  Kyle Wright, RHP, College(Florida)
10.  Alex Lange, RHP, College(LSU)
11.  Brady McConnell, SS, HS
12.  Alex Scherff, RHP, HS
13.  Hans Crouse, RHP, HS
14.  DL Hall, LHP, HS
15.  Conner Uselton, OF, HS
16. Royce Lewis, SS/OF, HS
17.  Tristan Beck, RHP, College(Stanford)
18.  Pavin Smith, 1B, College(Virginia)
19.  Brandan McKay, LHP, College(Louisville)
20.  Hagen Danner, RHP, HS
21.  Alejandro Toral, 1B, HS
22.  Colton Hock, RHP, Stanford