Mets' Dominic Smith: Details past injuries
Smith revealed Friday that he played through a partially torn labrum in his right shoulder for most of last season and also dealt with wrist and groin issues, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
Smith's slash line dropped from .316/.377/.616 in 2020 to .244/.304/.363 in 2021. His strikeout and walk rates remained very similar, but his barrel rate plummeted from 13.3 percent to 6.5 percent, which sure looks like a player who just couldn't hit the ball as hard as he used to. For those wanting to dream on a bounceback season for Smith, though, it's worth noting that he had an even lower 6.0 percent barrel rate in 2019, his apparent breakout season. In that context, it's his excellent form in the 60-game 2020 campaign that looks like the outlier.
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