Drew Smith
31-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 9/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
3.06
WHIP
1.53
K
23
SV
2
2025 Projections
Undergoes Tommy John surgery
Smith underwent Tommy John ligament construction surgery Friday, which included an internal brace procedure, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Per DiComo, the procedure was a "full-blown Tommy John ligament reconstruction," which means Smith will likely be sidelined for 12-to-18 months. With that in mind, the reliever -- who previously underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring of 2019 -- will likely miss at least half of next season and may not pitch again until 2026. He's slated to be a free agent in November.
Per DiComo, the procedure was a "full-blown Tommy John ligament reconstruction," which means Smith will likely be sidelined for 12-to-18 months. With that in mind, the reliever -- who previously underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring of 2019 -- will likely miss at least half of next season and may not pitch again until 2026. He's slated to be a free agent in November.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Drew Smith generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Drew Smith generally pitch?
1st
2nd
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-23%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .263 | 46 | 24 | 44 | 7 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .221 | 90 | 29 | 62 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .308 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .238 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .247 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .236 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .268 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .200 | 41 | 9 | 23 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
ERA at Home
2024
-30%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.45 | 1.30 | 60.0 | 10.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.90 | 1.35 | 60.0 | 10.1 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.45 | 1.23 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.48 | 1.74 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.23 | 1.48 | 27.2 | 10.1 | 5.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.08 | 1.33 | 28.2 | 9.1 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.88 | 1.12 | 25.0 | 9.7 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.86 | 1.19 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Drew Smith compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.56K/9
11.7BB/9
4.6HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.8 mphERA
3.06WHIP
1.53BABIP
.374GB/FB
0.55Left On Base
82.6%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
7.5%Spin Rate
2615 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.4%Swinging Strike
15.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Headed for surgery
Smith will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his right UCL on Friday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
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Shifts to 60-day IL
The Mets transferred Smith (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.
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Tommy John surgery likely
Smith has been diagnosed with a significant UCL tear in his right elbow and is likely to undergo Tommy John surgery, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Lands on injured list
The Mets placed Smith on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right elbow sprain, retroactive to Monday.
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Undergoing MRI on forearm
Smith will undergo an MRI after feeling tightness in his right forearm while playing catch Wednesday, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
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Working with new cutter
Smith has begun using a low-90s cutter this season, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander already featured a diverse repertoire but can now go six pitches deep with the new addition. Smith had a bit of a down season in 2023 with a 4.15 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 56.1 innings, but through eight appearances this year he's given up just one earned run and struck out 10. However, he's also issued five walks and has a 1.32 WHIP, and he'll likely need to cut down on the free passes in order to maintain the elite run prevention rate.
The right-hander already featured a diverse repertoire but can now go six pitches deep with the new addition. Smith had a bit of a down season in 2023 with a 4.15 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 56.1 innings, but through eight appearances this year he's given up just one earned run and struck out 10. However, he's also issued five walks and has a 1.32 WHIP, and he'll likely need to cut down on the free passes in order to maintain the elite run prevention rate.