The Miami Marlins exercised the club option for outfielder Starling Marte on Wednesday, and he'll make $12.5 million next year. The Marlins would've been on the hook for $1 million if they had decided not to pick up Marte's option. Miami acquired the center fielder from Arizona on Aug. 31 for pitchers Caleb Smith and Humberto Mejia. The 32-year-old played in 61 games during the shortened season, 33 with the D-Backs and 28 for the Fish. He slashed .281/.340/.430 with six home runs, 27 RBI and ...

Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith will make his first start for the organization Friday against Seattle. Smith has made just one start this year before his 2020 was sidelined by the COVID-19 outbreak within the Marlins' organization. Dealt to Arizona at the Trade Deadline in the Starling Marte deal, Smith is a high-upside arm moving forward, even as he moves away from Marlins Park. He likely wont be stretched out enough to be a considerable fantasy asset Friday despite ...

Left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith is the prized acquisition in the Starling Marte swap between the Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks. After Arizona brought aboard former Marlins starter Zac Gallen and watched him blossom, the hope is that Smith can do much of the same, having been out of the mix for most of 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak inside of the Miami organization. Smith yielded a National League-high 33 home runs last year, but he delivered 10 K/9 during his 45 starts with the ...

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith couldn't throw too many strikes on Saturday. He lasted just three innings, somehow allowing only one run despite allowing a hit and six walks. Smith threw 70 pitches to get his nine outs, only 36 of those pitches were strikes. He showed his swing-and-miss stuff, but his extreme fly ball tendencies won't match well with too many runners on base from free passes. He'll need to throw more strikes to be as effective as he was at the beginning of last ...

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith will start the second game of the regular season on the road against the Phillies. Smith had a career-high 168 strikeouts in 153 innings over 28 starts last year for the Fish, but he also struggled in the second half of the season to finish with a 4.52 ERA and 1.23 WHIP while allowing a career-high 33 home runs. The southpaw's career mark of 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings gives fantasy owners hope that he can rebound if he can keep the ball in the ...

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith (neck) said he was dealing with a stiff neck since Thursday morning. The neck issue affected his command a bit on Thursday, but the left-hander feels healthy otherwise. It doesn't sound like an injury that should linger. Smith can be dominant at times, but he really struggled in the second half of 2019 with the Fish and finished with a 4.52 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 168 strikeouts in 28 starts over 153 1/3 innings. The soon-to-be 29-year-old is worth a ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~215-225CURRENT ADP: ~234 overallANALYSIS:The Marlins aren't anybody's idea of a good team, and Caleb Smith's 4.52 ERA and 5.05 xFIP over 153 1/3 IP in 2019 aren't exciting. However, there is a lot of potential in this package. Smith's fastball combines an above-average spin rate (2,425 RPM) with elite 96.7% active spin, tying withJosh Haderfor the sixth-best mark in baseball. The result is great for both strikeouts (10.3 SwStr%, 54.5 Zone%) and harmless pop-ups (60.5 ...

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith tossed two scoreless innings in Friday's Grapefruit League start against the Houston Astros. Facing most of the Astros legitimate starting lineup, Smith allowed one hit and two walks while striking out three. Smith was excellent at the beginning of last season before fading in the second half, but could have legitimate fantasy value in all formats if he finds more consistency in 2020. He's worth drafting near the end of mixed league drafts.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith got off to a hot start in 2019, registering at least six strikeouts while allowing three runs or fewer in each of his first nine games. An IL stint then took him out of action for a month and while he looked fine intially, posting a 3.48 ERA in July, he couldn't recapture the early magic. Smith only had four quality starts out of his final 16 games and his elite strikeout numbers fell from 30% and up in the first half to below 20% through the second ...

The Miami Marlins are getting calls from teams around the league about the availability of starting pitchers Sandy Alcantara, Caleb Smith and Pablo Lopez. However, it would take a lot in return for the Marlins to get rid of their young, controllable and cheap pitching options. Alcantara and Smith will likely be the team's Nos. 1 and 2 starters when 2020 begins. Alcantara was the team's lone All-Star last year. He made every one of his starts and had a 3.88 ERA in 197 1/3 innings (32 starts). ...