Mallex Smith RF FA Sat 8/17/19 1:40 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith may not be in the lineup for a little while due to recent mental errors, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith leads the majors with 34 steals, but despite his speed, he is a really poor defensive outfielder. He also struggles at the plate (80 wRC+, .305 OBP), so he probably won't be a full-time player long term in Seattle. Keon Broxton is starting in center field Saturday.
Mallex Smith RF FA Sat 8/17/19 11:54 AM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith is not in Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
Smith has seven hits and three steals in his last four games. Keon Broxton will start in center field, batting eighth.
Mallex Smith RF FA Fri 8/16/19 12:21 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, two stolen bases and a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday. He was also caught stealing on a third attempt.
EDGE Analysis
Smith wreaked plenty of havoc from the top of the order, churning out his fourth multi-hit effort of the last seven games while recording his fourth and fifth steals of August. The 26-year-old outfielder's .238/.306/.354 season line has plenty of room for improvement, but Smith has demonstrated some pop this season by compiling 30 extra-base hits, including a career-high five home runs.
Mallex Smith RF FA Wed 8/14/19 1:41 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 2-for-5 with an RBI double, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Smith's roller coaster of a month continued Tuesday, as he's now interspersed a trio of two-hit efforts among a 1-for-5 performance and a pair of 0-for-4 showings over his last six games. That inconsistency, paired with an 0-for-11 tally over the first three contests of the month, has led to a .194 average for the speedy outfielder thus far in August. Consistent contact has been one of the biggest issues for Smith, who's already struck out on 12 occasions over the first nine games of the month.
Mallex Smith RF FA Sun 8/11/19 12:54 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, a walk and a run in a loss to the Rays on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Smith was a thorn in the side of his old club throughout the contest, with the speedy outfielder responsible for all of Seattle's extra-base hits other than Omar Narvaez's home run. The 26-year-old had a rough 0-for-4, three-strikeout outing Friday. However, he's otherwise gone 4-for-7 with a pair of two-baggers, Saturday's triple, a walk and two runs in two other games since putting in some extra time studying video of his mechanics with the team's hitting coaches.
Mallex Smith RF FA Thu 8/8/19 11:42 AM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Padres on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Smith came home with what turned out to be the winning run in the eighth inning on a fielder's choice groundout by Daniel Vogelbach. The speedy outfielder was on base courtesy of his 16th double of the season, his first extra-base hit since July 21. The success at the plate wasn't coincidental by any stretch, as Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports Smith had stayed to work with hitting coaches Tim Laker and Jarrett DeHart after Tuesday's game to study video, discuss some changes and then take extra hacks in the batting cage. Smith had been in a funk since the calendar flipped, going just 1-for-16 over his first four August games prior to Wednesday.
Mallex Smith RF FA Sat 8/3/19 10:37 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a 9-0 loss to the Astros on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
The Mariners ended up being no-hit on the evening, but Smith was still able to eke out a little production. On the season, the speedster is slashing only .232/.301/.346, but he's now stolen 30 or more bases for the second straight year.
Mallex Smith RF FA Wed 7/31/19 1:05 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 1-for-6 with two stolen bases and a run in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Smith shifted over to right field and snapped a nine-game steal-less streak with his pair of swipes in Tuesday's win. The speedy outfielder also reached safely for the ninth straight game, but strikeouts continue to be an issue. With another two punchouts against the Rangers, Smith has now whiffed on multiple occasions in five of the last six games and carries a career-high 25.3 strikeout rate overall on the season.
Mallex Smith RF FA Sat 7/27/19 1:59 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a win over the Tigers on Friday. He was also caught stealing for the seventh time this season.
EDGE Analysis
With two out and the score knotted at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Smith came through by lacing a four-seam fastball from Jose Cisnero to center that brought home Kyle Seager with the winning run. It was only Smith's fourth RBI of July, but the speedy outfielder did manage to extend his on-base streak to six games with what was his fourth multi-hit effort of the month.
Mallex Smith RF FA Sat 7/20/19 5:39 PM
Mallex Smith
RF FA
Smith (thumb) will lead off and play center field Saturday against the Angels, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith left Friday's game with a sore right thumb, but the issue evidently wasn't particularly severe, as he won't have to miss any games. He owns an .810 OPS and four steals in six games since the All-Star break.