Rodney Chad Smith, who goes by Chad, is a 6’4″, 200 lb. right-handed pitcher from McCalla, AL. Born on June 8th, 1995, He was 5-5 with a 3.64 ERA with Wallace State Community College in 2014 and 2015. After getting selected in the 23rd round of the 2015 draft by the Cleveland Indians, he played a season of Division I ball with the University of Mississippi. He struck out 62 in 59 2/3 innings for the Rebels, going 4-4 with a 4.22 ERA in 15 appearances. You can follow Smith on Twitter @crodwallace3.
In the 2016 draft, the Miami Marlins used their 11th round pick to select Smith, 323rd overall.