{"playerId":4026,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0,"playerRaterSEASON":-2.5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Smith made his second relief appearance in three days when he worked 1.2 scoreless innings in a 7-0 win over Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday. \"We are trying to get him acclimated to that role if we were to need him to work out of the bullpen in the major leagues,\" assistant general manager J.J. Picollo told the Kansas City Star.","spin":"With the Royals' starting five set and with Yordana Ventura and Danny Duffy in the Omaha rotation, the club felt it was best to move Smith to the bullpen in order to get more immediate use out of him. He made one spot start for the Royals earlier this year and lasted just four innings while giving up four runs. He's also had his ups and downs in the minors and was never going more than six innings without falling into some sort of late-game trouble. Though it's only been two appearances, Smith has looked strong both times and has three strikeouts and no walks in 2.2 innings.","date":"Tue Jun 11"},"fullName":"Will Smith","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Smith gets lost in the shuffle with the more hyped Royals' prospects and now he's going to be even more lost with the revamped rotation likely sending him back to Triple-A Omaha for more seasoning. In his debut half season, Smith was a bit overwhelmed as he whiffed fewer and walked more than he did in the minors. Still just 23 years old, Smith will be given another chance to show his stuff in the majors. It's smart to put Smith on your watch list but it's not worth tying up a roster spot until he shows he can get big league hitters out consistently.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"},"positionRank":204}