Dwight Smith Jr worth a look?

[wildcard]

15 minutes ago, Philip said:

Isn’t that the problem? When you don’t know whether he’s going to walk 4 in a row or K four in a row it’s hard to put him into high-leverage spots.

Yes  his control is a problem.   He has to find more consistency.   Whether he belongs in the majors at this point is really a question of do the O's have anyone better.

[HowAboutThat]

9 minutes ago, Frobby said:

It will be interesting to see how he develops.   A small uptick in control and he could be very, very effective.    But there’s no guarantee he can achieve that.   

Absolutely. It is no exaggeration to say that he could be Randy Johnson, if only he could find his inner Randy Johnson.

[Frobby]

4 minutes ago, Philip said:

Absolutely. It is no exaggeration to say that he could be Randy Johnson, if only he could find his inner Randy Johnson.

I’d be satisfied with Andrew Miller.

[Luke-OH]

If you had the context of seeing Scott come up through the O's system and the vast and steady improvements he's made, you'd understand why I feel comfortable with projecting him as a leverage arm. He's a guy who used to walk everyone against hitters who swung at junk. He used to throw 30% noncompetitive pitches, his slider was a 40 at best, it's an easy 60 now, maybe more. He's 24 and had the best xFIP on the team (24th in baseball), the 15th best K rate in all of baseball.

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

If you had the context of seeing Scott come up through the O's system and the vast and steady improvements he's made, you'd understand why I feel comfortable with projecting him as a leverage arm. He's a guy who used to walk everyone against hitters who swung at junk. He used to throw 30% noncompetitive pitches, his slider was a 40 at best, it's an easy 60 now, maybe more. He's 24 and had the best xFIP on the team (24th in baseball), the 15th best K rate in all of baseball.

And that was without his top velocity.

[Luke-OH]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

And that was without his top velocity.

yep

[scOtt]

On 3/5/2019 at 11:20 AM, jamalshw said:

It appears the Jays have DFA'ed Dwight Smith Jr. He appears to still have an option and while our OF is probably one of our deeper areas going forward, Smith may be an interesting guy who has looked good in small samples in the big leagues. Is he worth a look?

 

On 3/5/2019 at 2:09 PM, sportsfan8703 said:

I don’t think it’s a Dwight Smith vs EY Jr debate. I think it’s a Dwight Smith vs a Pitcher debate. We’re a little thin with position players on the 40 man.  So is Smith more valuable that Osich?  I have Osich behind Bleier, Scott, Fry, Rogers, and Means as far as LH relief options go. 

I’d waive Osich for Smith. Smith could provide a nice bridge(with a prayer of upside) until the young OF are up full time. 

Great call by both of you! Spot on.

[OFFNY]

o

 

vs. METS, 3/25 )) (Spring Training)

 

Smith Jr had a monster day in his final Spring Training game.

He went 3-for-3 with 2 Home Run in 3 Plate Appearances.

 

Overall for the 2019 Spring Training season, he batted .325 with a .357 OBP and a 1.082 OPS in 42 Plate Appearances.

 

o

[Moose Milligan]

It'd be cool if Dwight Smith Jr turned out to be a player.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

10 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

It'd be cool if Dwight Smith Jr turned out to be a player.

i enjoyed watching his father when he played with the Cubs, and turns out Smith Sr was with the Orioles in 1994.  I totally don’t remember this.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithdw01.shtml

[Moose Milligan]

9 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

i enjoyed watching his father when he played with the Cubs, and turns out Smith Sr was with the Orioles in 1994.  I totally don’t remember this.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithdw01.shtml

I remember it, for some weird reason.  He didn't play that much but I remember when the Orioles got him cause I thought he was pretty good.

[weams]

Spring Training winning thread. 

[BohKnowsBmore]

12 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

It'd be cool if Dwight Smith Jr turned out to be a player.

Is he a nugget currently? 

[Moose Milligan]

3 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

Is he a nugget currently? 

Not to me, but maybe that changes.  

[mdbdotcom]

20 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Not to me, but maybe that changes.  

Maybe he's a nuggetlet.