When the Orioles get their first, long-term look at outfielder Seth Smith this offseason, they surely hope that the impression he made playing against them these past few years mirrors what they see in Florida and beyond.
The last time the team gathered as one, at last month’s FanFest, Smith wasn’t in attendance, but team brass and players alike heralded him as a difference maker in 2017.
“We picked up Seth Smith to fill a hole in right,” executive vice president Dan Duquette said at FanFest. “He should be really additive against right-handed pitching in particular.