After a disastrous month of April, Mariners fans began to doubt that new center fielder Mallex Smith was anywhere close to a player to build around. Of course, the more shrewd amongst us knew Mallex wasn’t that bad.
Never in his career had he been the .165/.255/.247 hitter with the worst outfield defense in the majors type of player. But he was obviously broken and in need of a reset. So after some much needed time in Tacoma, working with Mariners legend Mike Cameron, Smith returned to Seattle ready to prove his doubters wrong.