SAN FRANCISCO — It’s unclear what team one of the Giants’ top trade candidates, Will Smith, will be playing for in August, but Smith already knows he’ll be joining a new roster on July 9.
The Giants closer was named as San Francisco’s lone representative on the National League All-Star team on Sunday, marking his first career All-Star nod.
Smith has started his season with 21 saves in 21 opportunities and is eight saves shy of breaking Rod Beck’s franchise record of 28 consecutive saves to open the 1994 season.
The quiet manner in which Smith has turned the ninth into a low-stress inning has done wonders for manager Bruce Bochy.