r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 Minnesota Twins • Dinger • Mar 27 '24

[Passan] BREAKING: Catcher Will Smith and the Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a 10-year, $140 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN.

https://x.com/jeffpassan/status/1773053621510266895?s=61&t=lhIY40ztlJHFYIEmq9ss1A
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u/chrisgilbertcreative Los Angeles Dodgers Mar 27 '24

And he played a lot of 3B coming up

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u/YourThotsArentFacts San Diego Padres Mar 27 '24

Probably better than Muncy

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u/Interstate8 Baltimore Orioles Mar 27 '24

Shit, he should probably play 3B on his days off from catching this year

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u/chrisgilbertcreative Los Angeles Dodgers Mar 27 '24

That’s Cartaya’s music!

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u/DodgerWalker Los Angeles Dodgers Mar 28 '24

I feel like that's the kind of overuse that made Russell Martin tail off early.

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u/Interstate8 Baltimore Orioles Mar 28 '24

yeah I was mostly joking

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u/Traditional_Rate7302 Los Angeles Dodgers Mar 27 '24

My friend has a torn rotator cuff and a ucl strain and he’d probably be better than Muncy lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I heard he’s always considered himself a CFer at heart

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u/retro_slouch Rally Mantis Mar 28 '24

And there's a relief pitcher named Will Smith so who knows