SETH SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Indians fall short in loss to Athletics, win series
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Seth Smith hit a two-run homer, helping Tyson Ross get his first win in nearly a year as the Oakland Athletics avoided a series sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
Cliff Pennington had two hits and drove in two runs for the A's, who ended a two-game slide and have won four of six.
Ross (1-0) allowed a run and four hits in 6...
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April 22, 2012
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Smith has three hits for A's in 4-3 win over Cubs
Seth Smith had a two-run double among his three hits, and the Oakland Athletics scored three unearned runs off Paul Maholm in the first inning and beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in a game between split squads Saturday.
Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, playing in just his fifth game of the spring, homered on the first pitch of the fourth inning, and former Oakland outfielder David DeJesus tripled...
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March 17, 2012
Rockies Sign and Deal Seth Smith Kicking Off Arbitration Season
Sign and trade deals are more common to the NBA where a long-standing collective bargaining agreement provision enables the club re-signing a player to pay more than would be available from another club, but that didn’t stop the Colorado Rockies from first working out a one-year deal with Seth Smith and then dealing him to the Oakland Athletics for Josh Outman and Guillermoâ€...
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Colorado Rockies ship Seth Smith to Oakland A's for two pitchers
Seth SmithThe Colorado Rockies completed a trade on Monday, shipping Seth Smith to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman. The move should put the finishing touches on the Rockies main priority this offseason. That priority? Not getting better on the field, but getting the attitude right in the clubhouse.The club has now parted ways with Chris Iannetta...
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Oakland Finishes Outfield With Seth Smith
It seemed like only a matter of time until Seth Smith was shipped out of Colorado. The Rockies have depth in the outfield and the demand for a player of Smith’s caliber was there. A suitor finally stepped forward Monday, as the Oakland Athletics acquired Smith in exchange for starting pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.
The acquisition is just another in a makeover...
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January 16, 2012
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January 16, 2012
Rockies Deal Seth Smith to the A's for Pitching
The consistently under-appreciated outfielder Seth Smith has finally been granted his freedom from the grips of an undefined role in Colorado. While Smith always showed promise, the Rockies maddeningly appeared hesitant to grant him a full time featured role in their outfield. In 2011 Smith hit .284/.347/.483 with 32 doubles, nine triples and 15 home runs. While Smith's lifetime...
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January 16, 2012
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January 16, 2012
Athletics acquire OF Seth Smith from Rockies
The Colorado Rockies have traded outfielder Seth Smith to the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and left-hander Josh Outman.
Monday's deal came a deal after Smith and the Rockies avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $2,415,000.
Smith has spent the last three seasons with the Rockies, playing both left and right field, and has a .275...
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January 16, 2012
Seth Smith drawing trade interest from several clubs
Colorado Rockies outfielder Seth Smith is drawing trade interest from several clubs, GM Dan O'Down said, as reported by Thomas Harding of MLB.com.
“Seth is very, very well-liked within the game,” O'Dowd said. “...
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
Dodgers Joining Race For Seth Smith?
ESPN Insider has a report that the Dodgers have joined the race for outfielder Seth Smith. Smith, 29, is a .275/.348/.485 career hitter in five seasons for the Rockies. He's hit at least 15 dingers in each of the last three seasons, so he can certainly provide some pop off the bench, because as of now that's the only fit I can see the Dodgers using him for. Of course concern...
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December 02, 2011
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December 02, 2011
Seth Smith’s Platoon Split as a Crisitunity
Despite the prestige of being 2011′s Most Average Player, Colorado Rockies outfielder Seth Smith has been the subject of trade rumors since the end of the season. Trading Smith might be a good idea for the Rockies if it enables them to fill a hole elsewhere, but Smith himself is better than one might think. He is not a great fielder, although it he is not horrible (the Rockies...
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November 28, 2011
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November 28, 2011
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