Dominic Smith withdraws from the minor league agreement with the Yankees

Dominic Smith became a free agent after having triggered the opt-out clause in his minor league agreement with the Yankees, reports Jeff Passan d’Espn. Smith was not a free agent of article XX (B) with an integrated withdrawal date on June 1 in a minor league contract, but its agreement still contained flexibility of deactivation if it had not been called on the active list of New York.

This is the second time in three months that Smith opted for an agreement of minors with the Yankees, because he also withdrew from his initial contract towards the end of spring training, but was re-signed with the club just after the opening day. Smith has since played Triple-A Scranca / Wilkes-Barre, reaching .255 / .333 / .448 with eight circuits on 189 appearances. Smith was mainly a left field player, with a good game of playing time with the first goal and DH and a handful of games in the right field.

Despite its decent number and defensive flexibility, it is not difficult to understand why the Yankees did not feel the need to bring Smith to the majors. Even with Giancarlo Stanton Miss all season to date, I rice Assumed in a capable of the regular role, and Paul Goldschmidt was excellent at the first goal. The external image is also crowded between Aaron judge,, Cody Bellinger,, Jasson DominguezAnd Trent Grisham Regarding more playing time than expected due to unexpected production on the plate. With Stanton, which dates back slowly to good health, the situation will only surpass itself in the Bronx with the exception of future injuries, so another new contract may not be in the cards for Smith if he wants a lighter path to playing major leagues playing.

Former high-level hope and almost rupture star during his stay with the 2017-22 dishes, the production of Smith reduced and he became something of a companion since who left Queens. Smith is one of six different organizations since January 2023 and struck .247 / .321 / .370 on 893 PA with Nationals, Reds and Reds.