Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith allowed six runs (five earned) on five hits over seven innings Saturday, Sept. 27, against the Seattle Mariners, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out three, falling to 7-16 on the season. Smith also picked off SS Yuniesky Betancourt in the second inning for his 16th pickoff of the year, tying a major league record along with Charlie Hough, Charlie Leibrandt and Terry Mulholland for most pickoffs in a single season.

News: Oakland SP Greg Smith ended a poor season on Saturday with his 16th loss of the season, this one coming against the lowly Seattle Mariners. Smith (7-16) allowed six runs -- five earned -- on five hits over seven innings. He walked two and had three K's.

Analysis: Smith's ERA wasn't horrible this season at 4.16. It was the combination of pitching for a terrible team that hurt him. Still, he doesn't pitch deep into games and has limited strikeout potential. He'll likely have a rotation spot heading into 2009 but is just a low-end Fantasy SP, at best

Smith was wildly inconsistent over his last five starts, twice giving up at least five earned runs. In the other three outings he was on point, permitting a total of two earned runs in 18 innings. Overall, it was an up and down rookie campaign for the 24-year-old lefty out of LSU. He exhibited glimpses of a young Barry Zito but also struggled mightily with his control. If he improves on his poor 111/87 K/BB ratio, Smith could become a viable mixed-league hurler next year.

Greg Smith allowed six runs -- five earned -- in seven innings during a loss to the Orioles on Saturday. Smith fell to 7-16 after walking two batters and serving up a three-run bomb to Kenji Johjima. He'll finish the season with a 4.16 ERA. The 24-year-old started his first major league season with some exciting outings, but he faltered down the stretch and may have to earn a spot in the 2009 rotation with a good spring.

Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith (7-15, 4.07 ERA) will start Saturday, Sept. 27, against the Seattle Mariners, according to The Associated Press.

News: Athletics SP Greg Smith allowed two runs on six hits in five innings Monday at Texas, walking two and striking out one in a no decision. He's allowed only two earned runs in 11 innings over his last two starts.

Analysis: Smith has a 7-15 record and doesn't pitch deep into games. He has decent upside, but he's not a big strikeout pitcher and likely won't get much mixed-league attention entering 2009. His next start is scheduled for Saturday at Seattle

That's back-to-back impressive outings from Smith, who blanked the Angels over six frames in a no-decision effort last time out. He'll take a 4.07 ERA to Safeco Field for his final outing of the season.

Greg Smith allowed two runs over five innings on Monday against the Rangers, but he was left with a no-decision after the game went into extra innings.Smith has been the victim of the worst level of run support in baseball at 2.70 runs per nine innings entering tonight's outing, though the A's did manage to score a whopping three runs for him on this night. He has pitched much better than his 7-15 record would indicate.

Jayson Addcox, of MLB.com, reports Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith is 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA in four career starts against the Texas Rangers. However, he has not given up a run in three of his last six starts.

MLB.com reports Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith (7-15, 4.09 ERA) will start Monday, Sept. 22, against the Texas Rangers.

Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith took a no-decision after allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out four in six scoreless innings, according to Sports Network, in a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

News: A's starter Greg Smith gave up four hits in six scoreless innings Wednesday against the Angels and left with a 1-0 lead. However, his win came off the board when Brad Ziegler allowed Los Angeles to take a 2-1 lead in the ninth. Smith walked one and struck out four. He has won only twice in 12 outings since the All-Star break.

Analysis: Smith has allowed zero earned runs in three of his last six starts. Too bad in the other three starts he has allowed 19 runs. Smith has looked mostly adequate this season, but he doesn't work consistently deep into games and doesn't get much run support. Leave him for AL-only leagues. His next start is scheduled for Monday against the Rangers. He is on track to be a two-start pitcher Fantasy Week 26 (Sept. 22-28) with his second start coming against the Mariners

Another promising outing from Smith, who's sandwiched a six-run effort between a pair of shutouts over his last three starts. The 24-year-old southpaw clearly has the stuff to succeed at this level, and will certainly be a pitcher to watch next season if he's able to hone his command this fall. He's next scheduled to take the mound Sept. 22 in Texas.

Greg Smith (7-15, 4.23) is trying to avoid his 16th loss of the season tonight when the A's host the Angels. Smith gave up six runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings of a 7-0 loss to the Rangers on Friday, and trends for rookie pitchers in September, that have surpassed their career single-season innings barrier are not positive. Smith squares up against LA's Jered Weaver.Smith has pitched 172.1 innings this year, an extremely high number for a rookie

MLB.com reports Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith (7-15, 4.23 ERA) will start Wednesday, Sept. 17, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith allowed six runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings Saturday, Sept. 12, against the Texas Rangers, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out two, falling to 7-15 on the season.

Smith has been hit or miss lately. He tossed seven shutout innings in his last outing but gave up 13 earned runs in 11 innings prior to that. Given his ERA of well over five since the All-Star break and his lack of consistency, the young southpaw should probably be on the bench in all formats but deeper AL-only leagues when he toes the rubber next week vs. the Angels.

MLB.com reports Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith (7-14, 4.05 ERA) will start Friday, Sept. 12, against the Texas Rangers.

Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith threw seven shutout innings Saturday, Sept. 6, against the Baltimore Orioles, according to The Associated Press. He allowed three hits, five walks and two strikeouts, while improving to 7-14 on the season.

News: Greg Smith pitched seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics handed the Baltimore Orioles their eighth straight loss, 5-1 Saturday night. Smith (7-14) allowed three hits, walked five and struck out two.

Analysis: The left-hander was 1-8 since June 30 and had yielded a total of 13 runs in his last two starts. That's not good. Pitching against the hapless Orioles, he won, but he shouldn't be trusted to do that too often. He's just an AL-only starter. His next scheduled start comes Thursday against Texas

Greg Smith blanked the Orioles for seven innings to earn a victory Saturday. The A's and Orioles were able to get one game in after Hanna wiped out the first half of a scheduled doubleheader. Facing the only AL team that's playing worse than his own club is, Smith was able to limit Baltimore to just three hits and record his second victory in 12 starts. He still doesn't look like a very good play in AL-only leagues right now.

A friendly change of pace for Smith, who yielded 13 earned runs in his prior two starts. He has a poor 50-to-86 ground ball-to-fly ball ratio in his last nine starts, so he'll need to get that in order if he wants to toss another quality outing. He'll likely pitch against the Rangers at home on Sept. 12.

Greg Smith threw seven shutout innings against the Orioles on Saturday night improving his record to 7-14. He only gave up three hits but he walked five.It was just the second win for the 24 year old since June. Smith has made 28 starts this season and should be able to use that experience to help him land a spot in the 2009 A's rotation.

News: A steady rain, courtesy of Tropical Storm Hanna forced the postponement of the opener of a scheduled day-night doubleheader between the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles. Greg Smith was scheduled to start for the Orioles and is tentatively scheduled to start the second game if weather allows it at 7:05 p.m. EST against Daniel Cabrera.

Analysis: The doubleheader was originally scheduled to avoid conflicts with the Baltimore Ravens game at neighboring M&T Bank Stadium Sunday afternoon. Both clubs share parking lots, creating a logistical nightmare if the two teams were to play at the same time. Smith isn't owned in many Fantasy leagues and with good reason. He is just 1-6 over his last eight starts and not too many people will even notice that he got pushed back

Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith (6-14, 4.23 ERA) will start the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, Sept. 6, against the Baltimore Orioles, according to The Associated Press.