Joe Smith retires

[ashbury]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/joe-smith-announces-retirement.html

Joe Smith is inducted as member of a select fraternity: pitchers with good major league resumes who never faced another major league batter after pitching for the 2022 Twins.  Dylan Bundy and Chris Archer appear to be the other candidates (I don't know whether either/both has officially called it quits).  Quite a crop of free agent signings two offseasons ago.

[nicksaviking]

2 hours ago, ashbury said:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/joe-smith-announces-retirement.html

Joe Smith is inducted as member of a select fraternity: pitchers with good major league resumes who never faced another major league batter after pitching for the 2022 Twins.  Dylan Bundy and Chris Archer appear to be the other candidates (I don't know whether either/both has officially called it quits).  Quite a crop of free agent signings two offseasons ago.

Joe Smith Retires ...... no batters, yet again.

It must have been contagious, because the guys they only gave MiLB free agent contracts to didn't fare any better. Tim Beckham hasn't played in any level since and Jharel Cotton moved to Japan. At least Aaron Sanchez gave the Saints another go without once being considered for the big league call up in 2023. Alas, he was released for what appears to be the final time last August having never faced another MLB batter. Shockingly, Billy Hamilton managed two ABs with the White Sox last year. But unfortunately for him, those two ABs were against the Twins, and it appears that was all it took for the initiation to be conusummated.

Surely, they all watched in awe as Gary Sanchez promptly signed a with a new team that offseason, on April 1st.