Anse LeaderSmith  
Relief Pitcher | Toronto Polar Bears

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. The Toronto Polar Bears hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.

Defense & Hitting
He has quick feet and can catch runners napping at first or second base. LeaderSmith is nothing special in the field. LeaderSmith is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but LeaderSmith has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2018 TOR 77 35 36 72 50 56 54 45 49 65 42 0 0 61 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 51 262
2019 TOR 77 36 40 80 50 56 54 45 49 69 45 0 0 65 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 55 289
2020 TOR 77 38 44 84 50 56 54 45 49 72 47 0 0 67 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 59 307
2021 TOR 77 39 46 91 50 56 54 45 49 74 48 0 0 69 0 0 26 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 322
2022 TOR 77 39 46 92 50 56 54 45 49 75 48 0 0 70 0 0 27 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 325
2023 TOR 77 39 46 92 50 56 54 45 49 76 48 0 0 70 0 0 28 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 326
2024 TOR 77 39 46 92 50 56 54 45 49 76 48 0 0 71 0 0 29 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 326
2025 TOR 77 39 46 92 50 56 54 45 49 76 48 0 0 71 0 0 30 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 325
Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2016 21 USF 5 11 9 6 49 0 0 0 54 1.0 57 5 66 36 51 20 6.00 0.55 2.28 .266 .369 .267 .266 8.67
2017 22 USF 6 7 6 5 34 0 0 0 35 1.0 41 4 45 17 21 9 4.37 0.38 2.46 .291 .482 .250 .318 8.23
2018 23 USF 3 3 12 5 30 0 0 0 36.1 1.1 29 1 20 31 29 6 7.73 1.55 1.36 .225 .295 .211 .231 1.98
Totals     14 21 27 16 113 0 0 0 125.1 1.0 127 10 131 84 101 35 6.04 0.64 2.06 .262 .382 .239 .269 6.62

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2021 26 TOR 6 5 13 11 45 0 0 0 57.2 1.1 50 10 29 28 25 9 4.41 0.97 1.38 .236 .415 .294 .217 4.06
2022 27 TOR 6 7 15 9 50 0 0 0 67 1.1 72 10 33 27 17 5 3.63 0.82 1.57 .270 .423 .289 .259 3.63
2023 28 TOR 7 18 0 0 32 32 10 1 168.2 5.1 161 27 84 70 0 0 3.75 0.83 1.46 .250 .435 .266 .245 4.91
2024 29 TOR 2 0 3 0 18 0 0 0 30 1.2 35 7 15 8 12 6 2.40 0.53 1.67 .297 .551 .167 .354 6.60
2025 30 TOR 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 2.0 4 0 8 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 3.00 .286 .286 .000 .286 6.75
Totals     21 30 31 21 147 32 10 1 327.1 2.1 322 54 169 133 54 20 3.66 0.79 1.50 .257 .438 .266 .253 4.68

Anse LeaderSmith's Career Highlights
Year Details
2018 2nd round - 51st overall selection by Toronto Polar Bears in the 2018 Amateur Draft

Anse LeaderSmith's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
October 1, 2022 3 Blistered finger 5%  

Anse LeaderSmith's Comparable Players
Player Names
Ted Welke 92.1% Ross Buckallew 91.9% Chris Spracklen 89.9%    

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