Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Sat 6/15/19 1:18 PM

Smoak is not starting Saturday against the Astros, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smoak is hitting just .175/.298/.250 since the start of June. Cavan Biggio will slide over to first base, with Eric Sogard starting at second base.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Fri 6/7/19 4:33 PM

Smoak is not starting Friday against Arizona.
EDGE Analysis
Smoak owns a 1.090 OPS and six homers over his last 12 games. Cavan Biggio slides over to first base Friday, with Eric Sogard starting at second.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Sun 6/2/19 6:53 AM

Smoak went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
His ninth-inning shot off Carlos Estevez didn't affect the final outcome, but it did give Smoak six homers in his last eight games. The power surge has pushed the veteran first baseman's slash line on the year up to .237/.376/.475 with 12 long balls and 32 RBI through 52 contests.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Fri 5/31/19 5:40 PM

Smoak isn't starting Friday's game against the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Smoak will take a seat for the series opener with German Marquez slated to toe the rubber for the opposition. Rowdy Tellez is starting at first base and hitting third in Smoak's absence.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Mon 5/27/19 11:10 AM

Smoak will hit the bench for Monday's game against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Smoak will sit after starting 11 games in a row. Cavan Biggio rests his legs as the designated hitter Monday, with Rowdy Tellez moving to first base.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Sun 5/26/19 11:18 PM

Smoak went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in a 10-1 victory against the Padres on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
The 32-year-old is only batting .224, but each of his last six hits over the past four games has gone for extra bases. Four of those six hits have been home runs, and during that span, Smoak has posted nine RBI. Smoak also has 36 walks versus 39 strikeouts this season, giving him a .374 on-base percentage. He is slugging .461 with 11 home runs, 30 RBI and 26 runs in 165 at-bats this season.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Sat 5/25/19 6:53 PM

Smoak went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in Saturday's 19-4 loss to the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Very little went right for the Jays in the rout, but Smoak did hit his third home run in his last four games and ninth of the season. His .219/.373/.425 slash line remains rough, but his power and patience still give him some fantasy appeal in many formats.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Thu 5/23/19 11:02 PM

Smoak went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Smoak was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts entering the ninth inning but salvaged his day from a fantasy perspective with a short homer to left field in the ninth inning. He's endured some miserable stretches of late, but he's now hitting .261 with three home runs over his last seven games, offering a glimmer of hope.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Thu 5/23/19 10:38 AM

Smoak went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Wednesday's extra-innings loss to the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
He took Matt Barnes deep in the eighth inning for his seventh homer of the year. Smoak has come out of his May slump with five hits in the last five games, including two doubles and two long balls, but the veteran first baseman is still only slashing .220/.376/.400 through 45 contests on the year.

Justin Smoak
1B/DH FA
Sat 5/18/19 9:49 AM

Smoak went 1-for-2 with three walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
The first-inning blast off Ivan Nova was his first long ball since April 21, and Smoak was mired in a brutal 7-for-64 (.109) slump over the 20 games in between. The veteran first baseman is now slashing .218/.379/.391 on the year with six homers and 21 RBI in 40 games, and only his patience at the plate has kept his fantasy value afloat over the last few weeks.