Jake Smith

With a late-season promotion, Smith reached the big leagues for the first time in his career, but there is little reason to believe that he will be on an Opening Day roster in 2017. Smith had a 10.2 BB/9 in 20.1 innings at Double-A Richmond before getting designated for assignment by the Giants last summer. While he turned things around after the Padres picked him up (3.2 BB/9), his strikeout rate plummeted. Working mostly with a fastball, cutter and changeup, Smith has the tools to become a useful bullpen arm down the road, but he is no lock to retain a 40-man roster spot throughout the year as he's 26 years old and was much older than the competition when he had an impressive run with High-A San Jose in 2015 (12.6 K/9, 2.2 BB/9 in 56 appearances). A prolonged stretch at Triple-A is his most likely destination to start the season.