Official Site of the Astros · Dec 14, 2017
Smith officially joins Astros' bullpen
SECURITY WARNING: Please treat the URL above as you would your password and do not share it with anyone. See the Facebook Help Center for more information. HOUSTON -- Astros manager A.J. Hinch pulled double duty at Tony Sipp's wedding recently. While celebrating the nuptials of the left-handed reliever, he was also making a pitch of his own -- a sales pitch of sorts to then free-agent reliever Joe Smith.
Negotiations between the Astros and the veteran sidearmer were already underway, and Hinch had been needling general manager Jeff Luhnow to "hurry" up the negotiating process.