Josh A.

Smith

The Marlins need to clean up room on the 40-man roster, so Smith along with Pat Venditte and Mike Morin have been removed from it. The right-hander was ineffective in his 16 games and 26 1/3 innings with a 6.84 ERA and 1.67 WHIP. The expectation is that all three pitchers will become free agents, so Miami no longer has a monopoly on the Josh Smith market.

Smith allowed five runs in just an inning on Wednesday against the Braves, and it sounds like the cracked nail could have been part of the problem. He likely won’t pitch for the Marlins if/when they make the postseason even if healthy.

Smith is now listed as Josh A. Smith, which is good since the Marlins have a monopoly on the Joshes Smithes. The right-hander allowed one hit and a walk, and he struck out one. Even if Smith makes more starts, he’s not going to be fantasy relevant because he’s not going to pitch deep enough to qualify for wins.

The Marlins now have two Josh Smiths on their active roster, so that’s something. This Josh has spent parts of four seasons in the majors and produced underwhelming results.

Smith will not be part of the Marlins’ active Opening Day roster, but he could get a look in the majors at some point this season. The right-hander posted a 5.81 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 29/8 K/BB ratio in 31 innings with the Red Sox last year before signing a minor league contract with Miami in the middle of December.

Smith elected free agency after he was outrighted by the Red Sox to Triple-A Pawtucket in October. He appeared in 18 games for Boston this past season with a 5.81 ERA and 29/8 K/BB ratio over his 31 innings. The righty will get a shot to win a job in the Marlins’ bullpen this spring.

Recently outrighted by the Red Sox, Smith has decided to search around for another opportunity. The 32-year-old right-hander appeared in 18 games for the Red Sox in 2019, compiling a 5.81 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 29/8 K/BB ratio across 31 innings.

The 32-year-old right-hander appeared in 18 games for the Red Sox in 2019, compiling a 5.81 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 29/8 K/BB ratio across 31 innings. He’ll likely receive an invitation to spring training, though will be a longshot to crack the club’s Opening Day bullpen.

Smith came on with a one-run lead to protect in the 11th after Red Sox’ closer Brandon Workman had worked a scoreless 10th inning. He started by allowing a leadoff double to Rays’ catcher Travis d’Arnaud, then served up a walk-off two-run homer to Nate Lowe. The 32-year-old sports a miserable 5.90 ERA and 1.45 WHIP on the season.

Smith has bounced back and forth a couple of times this season while posting a 4.84 ERA and 21/6 K/BB ratio over 22 1/3 innings. The 32-year-old might be up for good this time with rosters about to expand.