Greg Smith (pitcher)
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Smith with the Colorado Rockies
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| Free agent | |||
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Born: December 22, 1983 Alexandria, Louisiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 2008, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2010 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 8–18 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.51 | ||
| Strikeouts | 142 | ||
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Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies.
Smith attended Louisiana State University, where he played for the LSU Tigers baseball team. Smith was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
On December 14, 2007, Smith was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Carlos González, Brett Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Dana Eveland, and Chris Carter for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson. Smith made his first major league start on April 9, 2008, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs, and earned a no decision.
In the 2008 season, he led the majors in pickoffs with 15, tying the Major League record since the stat was first tracked in 1987.[3]
Smith would wind up finishing the season with a 7-16 record in 32 starts for the A's. He threw 190.1 innings while throwing 2 complete games.
On November 12, 2008, Smith was traded with Huston Street and Carlos González to the Colorado Rockies for Matt Holliday.
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