RHP Adam Smith to represent Mariners at AFL All-Star Game

Of the eight prospects the Mariners sent to the Arizona Fall League this year, catching prospect Boston Smith was the biggest name sent by Seattle and has occupied the lion’s share of the headlines. But you should know about a different Smith, as well: Adam Smith, the 26-year-old reliever who makes up the other half of the Mariners’ AFL “Mr. and Mr. Smith” battery.

Acquired when the Mariners purchased his contract from the independent Lancaster Stormers last May to fill out Everett’s bullpen, Smith quickly overpowered the youngsters at High-A and earned a trip to Double-A Arkansas midway through the season, where his strikeouts fell and his walks shot up. Smith has a prototypical pitcher’s…