Josh Smoker, LHP Player Data: Age: 28, B/T: L/L, Free Agency: 2023 2017 Primary Stats: 1-2, 5.11 ERA, 54 G, 56 1/3 IP, 1.704 WHIP, 5.1 BB/9, 10.9 K/9, -0.1 bWAR, -0.2 fWAR 2018 Salary: Pre-arbitration GRADE: D 2017 Review: After the 2017 season, it is hard to know what exactly Josh Smoker is as a player because, frankly, Terry Collins wasn’t sure. As a result, Collins used Smoker in a...
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Today is the first full day of free agency after it began yesterday at 5:00 pm EST. Here are some transactions that occurred around baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have parted ways with their former closer Trevor Rosenthal as reported by Jenifer Langosch on Twitter. Rosenthal had been with the Cardinals for six seasons. During his time with the team he had collected 121 saves in 328 games....
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During the 2017 season, the Mets traded a majority of their players who were set to be free agents come November. Lucas Duda, Addison Reed, Curtis Granderson, Neil Walker, and Jay Bruce were traded for a total of seven relief pitchers. The Mets finished the season 70-92 and need to revamp their team if they wish to compete in 2018. The question is: should their offseason plans include any of...
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Free agency started at 5 p.m. yesterday and the Mets have not gotten an infielder, outfielder, and pitcher yet. Jokes aside, free agency can develop quickly and maybe we will start hearing about some MLB rumors today. Latest Around Baseball Bob Bowman will be leaving at the end of this year from MLBAM. Bowman has done a lot to advance the digitization of Major League Baseball. According to Ken...
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Today was the deadline for players to receive one-year qualifying offers from their current teams. This year’s qualifying offer has been set at $17.4 million dollars, up from $17.2MM last offseason. MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that nine players have received a QO and the will now have 10 days to accept or decline their offers. They are: Jake Arrieta, SP, Cubs Lorenzo Cain, OF, Royals...
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The St. Louis Cardinals have a glut of outfielders and Kyle Glaser of Baseball America opines they are likely to move some of them this winter, while also being interested in Marlins powerhouse Giancarlo Stanton or fellow All-Star Marcell Ozuna. One outfielder that is likely to be moved is Dexter Fowler, who signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Cards prior to the 2017 season. While...
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