Caleb Smith Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 205 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/28/1991 (31)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Sam Houston State
Caleb Smith Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Caleb Smith News
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Caleb Smith (elbow) suffered an elbow injury in Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three across 1 2/3 innings before exiting. The 31-year-old will undergo imaging to determine the severity of his injury. He finished the 2022 season with a 1-3 record, a 4.11 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 65:39 K: BB across 70 innings. Smith will have a whole offseason to be ready for Spring Training in 2023.
The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith to Triple-A on Sunday. Right-handed pitcher Matt Peacock was called up in a corresponding move. Smith began the year as a member of the team's starting rotation, but he was shelled in his first outing. Facing the San Diego Padres on April 10, he allowed five runs (four earned) over just one inning. He then allowed another five earned runs over three innings in relief this past Friday. Peacock, meanwhile, made his MLB debut with the D-backs last year. He appeared in 35 games, including eight starts, and pitched to a 4.90 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP.
Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith will begin the season as a member of the team's starting rotation. He will be joining Madison Bumgarner, Merrill Kelly, Zach Davies and Zac Gallen in the rotation. Smith started 13 games for the D-backs last year, but also made 35 relief appearances. Over 113.2 total innings in 2021, he had a 4.83 ERA, a 1.37 WHIP and a 24.8% strikeout rate. He pitched 14 innings this spring and had some mixed results as he allowed nine hits, eight walks and five earned runs while striking out 13.
Caleb Smith Stats
Last 10 Games
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 action and lingering effects of the virus may have affected his on-field ability, so it's okay to be a bit forgiving of his limited 2020 numbers. If we wipe away Smith's 2020, we get a pitcher who's maintained an impressive 26.3% strikeout rate over his last two seasons. Smith has gotten excellent results with his slider, which batters have hit just .196 against with a 16% swinging strike rate all time. With above average break for a lefty, the pitch is tremendous as generating whiffs while avoiding hard contact. The slider isn't Smith's only weapon either, as he has a 17.1% swinging strike rate with his changeup for his career, along with a .234 AVG against. His changeup has helped Smith maintain even platoon splits, as he's been able to hold righties to just a .213 AVG over his career compared to a .247 AVG for lefties. With two solid pitches and the ability to neutralize hitters on both sides, Smith should have no problem flourishing as a starter in the majors, however he carries a couple of flaws that have limited his success. Chronic Gopheritis (1.71 career HR/9) and wild control (10.3% career BB rate) make it hard for Smith to keep runners off the bases and from crossing home plate. With strikeouts easier to come by in the modern era, Smith loses some appeal as a late round sleeper. Still, he's worth a gamble in deeper leagues as a back-end starter.
