Greg Smith tosses warm up pitches between innings during a July 2007 Pacific Coast League game versus the Fresno Grizzlies. Smith, pitching for the Tucson Sidewinders in the clip, went 4-2 with a 3.78 earned run average in 10 starts with the Triple-A club. He began the season with the Double-A Mobile Bay Bears of the Southern League and registered a 5-3 record with a 3.36 earned run average over 12 starts. He struck out 62 batters in 69 and 2/3 innings. Smith was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the Arizona Diamondbacks along with outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, outfielder Aaron Cunningham, first baseman Chris Carter and pitchers Brett Anderson and Dana Eveland in exchange for All-Star hurler Danny Haren and pitcher Connor Robertson. Smith is a finesse southpaw with a high-80s fastball, but has a solid curveball and changeup. Smith was originally drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of Louisiana State University.
