Justin Smoak
37-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
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0
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0
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Heads to Japan
Smoak signed a contract with the NPB's Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Smoak fits the profile common to many players who head overseas as a competent slugger but not necessarily one who hits well enough to justify a spot at the highest level given his defensive limitations. Coming off a disappointing short season in which he hit just .176/.250/.361 in 36 games for the Brewers and Giants, he'll try to re-establish his value in Japan, but at age 34, it's quite likely his MLB days are over.
Smoak fits the profile common to many players who head overseas as a competent slugger but not necessarily one who hits well enough to justify a spot at the highest level given his defensive limitations. Coming off a disappointing short season in which he hit just .176/.250/.361 in 36 games for the Brewers and Giants, he'll try to re-establish his value in Japan, but at age 34, it's quite likely his MLB days are over.
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The Smoak Monster was slayed in 2020. Outside of his outlying 2017 season, Smoak has mostly been a source of cheap homers with decent run and RBI numbers which comes with a big drag on the batting average. This past season offered none of the above as he began the year with Milwaukee and finished it with San Francisco. Smoak struggled mightily with strikeouts and his ability to draw walks up and vanished as pitchers continued to feed him the breaking balls which he began struggling with in 2018 and has done progressively worth with since. Over the past three seasons, Smoak has hit .185 off breaking balls and has swung and missed at them over 40% of the time. A 34-year-old with these kinds of flaws is going to be tough to roster, real or fantasy, even if he provides plus power. He'll try to revive his career after signing to play in Japan in 2021.
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Moves on from San Francisco
The Giants released Smoak on Wednesday.
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Designated for assignment
Smoak was designated for assignment by the Giants on Monday, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Active for Thursday's game
Smoak was activated by the Giants prior to Thursday's game in San Diego, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
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Lands in San Francisco
Smoak agreed to a minor-league contract with the Giants on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
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Cut loose by Milwaukee
The Brewers released Smoak on Sunday.
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Not expected to rejoin Jays
The Blue Jays aren't expected to re-sign Smoak, MLB.com writes.
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Smoak crawled to just a 101 OPS+ in 2019 as Toronto brought its youth movement to the big leagues. Expect the club to continue giving Rowdy Tellez a trial -- at least as the top-side platoon bat -- and Smoak to look for work somewhere else as a designated hitter.
Smoak crawled to just a 101 OPS+ in 2019 as Toronto brought its youth movement to the big leagues. Expect the club to continue giving Rowdy Tellez a trial -- at least as the top-side platoon bat -- and Smoak to look for work somewhere else as a designated hitter.