Comments on: Will Smith and The Slider of Death

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:53:38 +0000

[…] their breaking balls to retire all opponents. For an example of this, look no further than Smith; the southpaw ratcheted up his slider usage last year against everyone and became a phenomenal reliever by doing so. Barnes’s slider […]

By: Milwaukee's Obscure-Yet-Promising Relievers - Ql wire

Milwaukee's Obscure-Yet-Promising Relievers - Ql wire — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:12:00 +0000

[…] a 2.70 ERA, walked 24 batters, and also allowed 5 HR in 76 appearances. Thanks to a wipeout “slider of death,” Smith struck out a whopping 91 batters to Jeffress’s 67, which gives the young lefty […]

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:10:03 +0000

[…] I covered Smith’s transcendent slider back in June, and although Smith himself faded a bit down the stretch, this pitch didn’t miss a beat. Unlike Rodriguez, Smith should stick around, so this glorious breaking ball will continue dominating for the Brewers. […]

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:09:50 +0000

[…] about a 67 ERA- across 63.1 innings, especially when it comes with a 75 DRA- and 68 cFIP. Riding an incredible slider, Smith learned how to retire right-handed batters, who tallied an uninspiring .193/.264/.281 line […]

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:33:54 +0000

[…] his relief compatriots Francisco Rodriguez and Will Smith (each of whom BP Milwaukee has covered previously), Michael Blazek has shined this season with a sub-two ERA and peripherals to match. Unlike the […]

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:33:00 +0000

[…] opposed to, say, Smith’s slider — whose bite allows him to blow it past any kind of hitter — Pena’s has seemed to become […]

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:30:56 +0000

[…] breaking pitches has increased from 8.33 percent in June to 23.08 percent in July. Smith, whose slider is making left-handed batters look foolish, used the pitch much to Schwarber’s […]