Drew Smith is a right handed pitcher with a non-roster invite to Mets camp this year. He was drafted in the 3rd round by the Tigers in the 2015 draft. The Rays acquired Smith from the Tigers in late April last year as the Player To Be Named Later in the Mikie Mahtook trade. Drew Smith made his way to the Mets in the Lucas Duda trade. He was the Rays #30 prospect.
When the Mets traded Duda, the general feeling on #MetsTwitter was that Drew Smith wasn’t enough in a return. Drew Smith was apparently requested by several teams at the trade deadline last year according to Joel Sherman who in the same report noted that Smith had a 98 mph fastball.
Source says Drew Smith, going to Mets for Duda, has “really good arm,” throws mid-to-upper 90s. Teams wanted him despite rank in TB Top 30.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 27, 2017
So now Drew Smith, with late game potential, is at Mets camp. Over three seasons he has posted a 1.80 ERA with a 0.952 WHIP in 139.2 innings in the Minors. Last season he posted a 1.65 ERA with a 0.900 WHIP over 60.0 innings. This was across AAA Durham, AA Montgomery, A+ Lakeland, A+ Charlotte. By the time he got to the Mets, they put him on the Binghamton roster but he didn’t pitch for them.
I’m excited to see Drew Smith’s stuff develop this season for the Mets. He is part of this glut of “C+” level relievers the Mets have all over their farm system. The goal is to get a few of them to blossom. Maybe it will be Smith?
