Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith struggled against the Dodgers on Sunday, allowing five runs on three hits and five walks while striking out three over 1 2/3 innings in a 13-0 loss. After a good performance in the month of June, Smith has struggled over his last five starts now, going 1-4 with a 10.97 ERA, 1.735 WHIP and 23.8 percent strikeout rate over 21 1/3 innings. At this point, there's no reason to be starting Smith in any format until he turns things around again on the ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith put together another solid outing on Monday, holding the Pirates to two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings of work to earn the win in a 4-2 victory. It was a great bounce-back performance for Smith, who was lit up by the Dodgers in his last outing where he allowed nine runs on six hits and three walks in one inning of work. Outside of that rough start against the Dodgers, and a poor showing against the ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out eight over five innings of work in a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday night. Despite the loss it was another solid outing for Smith, as he now has a 2.87 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings of work in the month of June. He's only had one start this month in which he allowed more than two runs, and he has recorded at least six strikeouts in four of his six outings in June. ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith looked sharp on the mound in a 3-2 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday evening, allowing one run on four hits and four walks while striking out six in six innings of work. Smith has been looking good since joining the rotation this month, as he now has a 2.73 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 27 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings over five starts. He's looking like a guy that should be rostered in deeper formats and NL-only leagues, and in shallower formats he ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out a season-high eight over five innings in a 2-0 loss to the Brewers. Despite being tagged with his second loss of the season, it was Smith's best outing to date as he lowered his ERA from 3.32 to 3.14, and he now owns a 25.5 percent strikeout rate on the year. He looks like a decent streaming option in deeper formats right now, and if he can put together a similarly solid outing in ...

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Caleb Smith has been moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen, according to The Athletic's Zach Buchanan. Manager Torey Lovullo made the announcement on Wednesday, after Smith's rough outing on Saturday in which he allowed four runs three earned on five hits and three walks in three innings against the Padres. Smith had also struggled this spring, allowing 20 runs on 26 hits and 11 walks in 21 innings. It's unlikely that a move to the bullpen will do ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith looked sharp once again on Friday, allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out six in 4 1/3 innings of work against Milwaukee. It was his second straight outing allowing one run while striking out five or more, as he held the Giants to one run on one hit and four walks in his last outing while striking out five in 2 1/3 innings. After getting rocked in his first start of the spring, Smith has been lights out over his last three...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith threw three scoreless innings on Monday, allowing just one walk while striking out three against the Giants. It was a marked improvement from his first start of the spring in which he was rocked for six runs over two innings against the Padres, as Smith looks to bounce back from a 2020 campaign in which he posted a career-worst 20 percent walk rate. Smith's 5.52 xERA suggests he is in for some regression this year compared to his 2.57 ERA, but ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith struggled on Tuesday afternoon, allowing six runs over two innings in a 7-2 loss to the Padres. Most of the damage occurred in a five-run second inning as he finished the day allowing six earned runs on four hits and two walks with one strikeout. Smith had a poor showing last season that was disguised by a certain amount of luck, as he posted a career-worst 20 percent walk rate while his 100 percent left-on-base rate and his 5.29 xERA suggest he...

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Caleb Smith had a wild, injury-shortened 2020 season. Really, that could be said about any part of his career. Smith has shown flashes of dominance at times, but has been unable to sustain success over long periods. He put up a 2.57 ERA in 2020, though it was only over 14 innings. Smith also managed to walk 12 batters and allow three home runs in those 14 innings, so his 2.57 ERA is less impressive when taken in context. A COVID infection cost Smith over a month of ...