Jim Smith  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Smith also has a decent changeup. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Smith, and that's saying a lot. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.

Defense & Hitting
For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Smith is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Smith has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Smith as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
I just don't know if The Free Agents are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2003 FA 57 48 10 36 52 49 49 45 48 48 47 0 0 39 0 0 17 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 1 36 27 114
2004 HAV 57 48 10 36 52 49 49 45 48 48 47 0 0 39 0 0 18 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 1 36 27 112
2006 FA 60 53 26 43 52 49 49 45 48 48 53 0 0 39 0 0 20 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 6 31 155
2007 FA 63 55 30 46 52 49 49 45 48 48 53 0 0 39 0 0 21 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 7 33 170
2008 EDI 64 55 33 48 52 49 49 45 48 48 53 0 0 39 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 8 34 177
2009 EDI 65 55 41 50 52 49 49 45 48 48 56 0 0 45 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 36 201
2010 FA 66 55 59 57 52 49 49 45 48 48 56 0 0 45 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 39 241
2011 FA 65 55 68 59 52 49 49 45 48 48 56 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 1 0 42 255
2012 FA 67 55 77 63 52 49 49 45 48 48 56 0 0 45 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 0 45 277
2013 FA 68 55 80 66 52 49 49 45 48 48 56 0 0 45 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 0 48 285
2014 FA 67 55 82 70 52 49 49 45 48 48 56 0 0 45 0 0 28 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 0 50 289
Ratings Delta   -1   +2 +4                         +1             +2 +4
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.