Greg Smith
Greg Smith pitches against the Chicago White Sox
Colorado Rockies — No. 23
Starting pitcher
Born: December 22, 1983 (1983-12-22) (age 26) Alexandria, Louisiana
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 9, 2008 for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	7-16
Earned run average	4.16
Strikeouts	111
Teams
Oakland Athletics (2008)

Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983, in Alexandria, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He attended Louisiana State University and was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.

[edit] Baseball career

On December 14, 2007, Smith was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Carlos González, Brett Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Dana Eveland, and Chris Carter for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson. Smith made his first major league start on April 9, 2008, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs, and earned a no decision.

In the 2008 season, he led the majors in pickoffs with 15, tying the Major League record since the stat was first tracked in 1987.^[1][2]

On November 12, 2008, Smith was traded with Huston Street and Carlos González to the Colorado Rockies for Matt Holliday.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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