Continuing on with our 2016 Blue Jays preview that began yesterday with pitcher Marco Estrada, slugging first baseman and designated hitter Justin Smoak is next on the docket.
The 29-year-old switch-hitter continues to be a story of what could have been, but at the same time, optimism remains that his bat can still click late in his career and help propel him towards being the top-level producer many expected him to become as a younger player in Texas and Seattle.
Now in his final year of arbitration, Smoak and the Blue Jays agreed to a salary of $3.