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Mets Sign Chad Smith To Minor League Contract

By Anthony Franco | December 26, 2023 at 4:54pm CDT

The Mets signed reliever Chad Smith to a minor league contract over the weekend, according to the Associated Press. He’ll be in MLB camp as a non-roster Spring Training invitee.

Smith, a 28-year-old righty, has made brief appearances at the MLB level in each of the past two seasons. The Ole Miss product debuted with the Rockies in 2022, allowing 15 runs across 18 innings. Colorado traded him to the A’s a little more than a year ago. Smith pitched 10 times for Oakland, tossing 13 2/3 frames of 10-run ball. Between the two clubs, he owns a 7.11 ERA at the highest level.

While those aren’t especially impressive results, Smith has kept the ball on the ground at a huge 55.2% clip in his limited MLB time. He has posted high grounder marks throughout his professional career. Smith has also run decent strikeout numbers in the minors, including a 26.6% rate over three years in Triple-A.

That combination of whiffs and grounders has thus far been undercut by subpar control. Smith has walked more than 15% of batters faced in his big league time while handing out free passes at a 13.4% clip in Triple-A. His already alarming walk percentage spiked to 17.3% for the A’s top affiliate a season ago. That contributed to a 7.53 ERA over 35 appearances, leading Oakland to outright him from their 40-man roster at the beginning of the offseason.

The Mets have added a number of depth players in David Stearns’ first winter leading baseball operations. New York has signed Trayce Thompson, Rylan Bannon, Taylor Kohlwey and José Iglesias to non-roster deals, while Smith joins Cole Sulser, Kyle Crick, Cam Robinson and Andre Scrubb as minor league additions to the relief corps. The Mets have also added Yohan Ramirez, Michael Tonkin, Jorge López and Austin Adams to the 40-man roster via modest acquisitions.

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41 Comments

  1. Joeydonuts

    2 years ago

    That’s not Chad Smith
    It’s will ferrel

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  2. roob

    2 years ago

    So glad to see the damn finally broke with player trades and signings now that Ohtani and Yamamoto have signed!

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    • Slow day at work

      2 years ago

      Obviously it was Snell and Belli that were holding up the market all along!

      Reply
  3. acoss13

    2 years ago

    That’s such a Chad move by the Mets.

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    Reply
  4. Superstar Prospect Wander Javier

    2 years ago

    Now the Mets have Chad and Tyrone. Incels everywhere will hate them!

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    Reply
  5. AgeeHarrelsonJones

    2 years ago

    Another data point suggesting that new
    POBO Stearns likes pitchers who don’t give up homers, no matter how many free
    Passes they issue

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    • FartGod

      2 years ago

      You’d have to go back three years for that data point to make sense.

      Reply
  6. padam

    2 years ago

    Now we’re talking.

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    Reply
  7. 10centBeerNight

    2 years ago

    Stearns knows what he’s doing. Their AAA last season wasn’t ideal. Top 5 farm now. Jett W and Gilbert coming fast. 200 FAs still out there. BP arms, 1 quality SP and at least 1 bat will come. Not sure why fans wouldn’t want to give Butto a chance after a promising end of season. No more albtaross contracts with fading names to satisfy the impatient barkers online

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    • Slow day at work

      2 years ago

      Would Pete Alonso be one of those dumb albatross contracts? I think so

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      • rct

        2 years ago

        It depends on how much and how long the potential deal is. Even as someone who likes Pete, I think the Mets are probably going to seriously overpay for him. Would like to see something like 6/$150 million but they’ll probably end up doing something silly like 8/$250 million or worse.

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        • padam

          2 years ago

          I wouldn’t even go that far. I’d just trade him. Send him off to Chicago and get PCA back.

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          Reply
      • Raymond Flagstaff

        2 years ago

        Alonso will likely be a bad contract on the other hand if the Mets dont sign him it’s sure to bite them in the rear

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        • NYMetsFanatic

          2 years ago

          It always seems to work out that way, doesn’t it?

          Reply
    • padam

      2 years ago

      @10cent – You realize Stearns has nothing to do with the current farm ranking as Eppler made the deals to acquire those you mentioned or drafted them – putting the farm in that position.

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      Reply
  8. LFGMets (Metsin7) #ConsistentlyBannedBaseballExpert

    2 years ago

    Yippie! Another 8 ERA guy! Now sign Matt Bush to fill out the bullpen with his 9 ERA and we should be all set to win a World Series! Stearns is doing a bangup job!

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    • Zheff F

      2 years ago

      He’s for Syracuse. Relax.

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      Reply
    • Raymond Flagstaff

      2 years ago

      Lol trying to educate yourself via internet plebes is like trying to pull your own teeth with a pair of vice grips covered in oil. Funny how some people just can’t figure anything out and then wanna broadcast their lack to the world. Rather than ask for help they talk like a petulant child who just discovered he can approximate wit but doesn’t seem to get how poorly he does it. Never ends on the internet as an all new group of children ready themselves to act the fools for all to see

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      Reply
    • @DaOldDerbyBastard

      2 years ago

      Someone please get LFGM a tissue. He’s throwing a fit again.

      1
      Reply
  9. BaseballBrian

    2 years ago

    A well traveled player. I guess you can say he’s been “Around The World”

    1
    Reply
  10. Flanster

    2 years ago

    And the hits just keep on coming!!!

    Reply
  11. Robrock30

    2 years ago

    Lol Mets,

    They are landing the small fry but whiffing on the big fish. Their pitching roster is in shambles with an elite closer who won’t get to close too often.

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    • Raymond Flagstaff

      2 years ago

      Lmao. U get that analysis on a cracker jack box?

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      Reply
      • Mac Attack

        2 years ago

        For some reason you believe yourself to be of superior intellect. My guess is you’re lower management in the shipping department at Amazon.

        Reply
        • Raymond Flagstaff

          2 years ago

          I know what I know and I know what I don’t know. The fact that you think one’s occupation is relevant to knowledge of baseball is funny tho

          Reply
  12. WestVillageTiger

    2 years ago

    He’s leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers to play baseball in New York? What a life!

    1
    Reply
  13. Tomas7

    2 years ago

    Just more dumpster diving, are the nats better now than the Mets? Can’t make this stuff up.

    1
    Reply
    • Raymond Flagstaff

      2 years ago

      So the Mets making depth signings to increase competition in spring weakens them, got it. So glad the internet exists to waste everyone’s brain cells responding to morons lol

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      • Tomas7

        2 years ago

        My brain cells Hansen pretty well wasted since we went to the series in 2015.

        Reply
        • Raymond Flagstaff

          2 years ago

          If sports make you bitter then don’t follow them. 29 losers a year in most sports… get over it

          Reply
  14. icantstandyous

    2 years ago

    Pete Alonso “polar bear” is so gone at trade deadline.

    Reply
    • Raymond Flagstaff

      2 years ago

      Sure hope so. Can still sign him if u want but catch some free prospects. This is exactly why big money teams dominate… sell the stud for prospects and sign a new one when you ready

      Reply
      • @DaOldDerbyBastard

        2 years ago

        Ray, I’ve agreed with you for the most part but signing Pete long term is the move at a reasonable price. The Freeman or Olson contract. His power isn’t going anywhere.

        Reply
        • Raymond Flagstaff

          2 years ago

          Power isn’t the problem. The ability to hit .250 might be a problem.

          Reply
  15. Dumpster Divin Theo

    2 years ago

    Chad. Wearing his white members only jacket with the collar up

    Reply
  16. NYMetsFanatic

    2 years ago

    I keep saying this but it’s true: Hefner really has his work cut out for himself this year.

    1
    Reply
  17. Mac Attack

    2 years ago

    Chad Smith with a 7+ ERA!!! These Mets are really building the next great dynasty. Who would want to play for these clowns?

    Reply
    • Raymond Flagstaff

      2 years ago

      Don’t quit your day job

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      Reply
      • Mac Attack

        2 years ago

        Commenting to a bunch of morons is not a job. I own the company and am a frustrated Mets fan. But thanks for the career advice.

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        • Raymond Flagstaff

          2 years ago

          Lol “I own the company”… grow up you have responsibilities

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          Reply
  18. Tomas7

    2 years ago

    More Groundhog Day here, same old merry-go-round. Merry Belated Christmas everyone…

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