On Monday night, MLB.com reported that the New York Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran first baseman Dominic Smith.
In 2016 and 2017, Smith was, arguably, the top prospect in the New York Mets farm system. The talented defensive player made his big league debut in 2017 and had a very disappointing first 49 games at the big league level.
While he had moments of promise in the following five seasons, lesser-known prospect (at the time) Pete Alonso was able to take the first base opportunities away from Smith with an All-Star rookie season in 2019.
Smith has bounced around to three different teams since departing New York in 2023. As a bench player, he is a solid addition that plays good defense and can offer a pinch hitter with pop option if he earns a spot with the big league roster in spring training.
