Caleb Smith #41

Caleb was acquired from Milwaukee for a player to be named or cash on December 8, 2016, just after the Brewers claimed him in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft from the Yankees ... is 24-23 with three saves and a 3.40 ERA (139 ER/367.2 IP) in 94 games (69 starts) spanning four minor league campaigns ... Has limited opponents to a .236 average in his career, allowing just 18 homers in 367.2 innings pitched ... Named a 2014 South Atlantic League mid-season All-Star with Single-A Charleston ... Selected by the Yankees in the 14th round of the 2013 draft ... Attended Sam Houston State University ... played baseball three seasons there (2011-13), and established the school record for strikeouts in a three-year career (204) ... Graduated in 2010 from Huntsville (Texas) High School.

Spent the entire campaign with Double-A Trenton, posting a 3.96 ERA (28 ER/63.2 IP) and three saves in 27 appearances, all but seven as a reliever ... struck out 70 while issuing just 20 walks ... Was 1-2 with a 3.53 ERA (14 ER/35.2 IP) in 20 relief appearances, and 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA (14 ER/28.0 IP) in seven starts ... Tossed 9.2 scoreless innings in five outings, July 21-August 4, holding the opponent to a .147 average, walking none and striking out 14 ... Was 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA (5 ER/15.1 IP) in eight July outings, including one start ... Tossed a season-high 6.0 shutout innings in his final start of the season, September 4 vs. Reading.

Went 10-7 with a 3.38 ERA (49 ER/130.2 IP) and one complete game in 25 games (24 starts) with Double-A Trenton ... made a spot start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, August 26 at Pawtucket (4.1 IP, 3 ER) … Tied for second in the organization in wins … Held opponents to a .243 (123-for-506) batting average … had a 17.0-inning scoreless streak from August 9-26 … Had a season-high 11 strikeouts in 6.0 shutout innings, August 21 vs. Richmond.

Combined with Single-A Charleston and Single-A Tampa to go 10-9 with a 3.67 ERA (48 ER/117.2 IP) in 27 starts ... ranked sixth among Yankees minor leaguers in ERA and tied for third in strikeouts and wins … named a SAL mid-season All-Star and, following the season, was tabbed an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com … Opponents batted .228 (99-for-435), including a .188 (55-for-292) mark by right-handed batters … Made his first 18 starts with Charleston, going 5-7 with a 3.10 ERA (27 ER/78.1 IP) … Recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in 6.0 scoreless innings, April 24 at Delmarva ... named SAL Pitcher of the Week on April 28. w Marked the most strikeouts by a RiverDogs pitcher since Charleston became a Yankees affiliate in 2005 … Recorded 23.1 consecutive scoreless innings from April 19-May 10 ... transferred to Tampa on July 16 and went 5-2 with a 4.81 ERA (21 ER/39.1 IP).

In his pro debut, went 1-2 with a 1.89 ERA (10 ER/47.2 IP) and a .195 opponent batting average (33-for-169) in 13 outings (nine starts) for Single-A Staten Island ... promoted to Double-A Trenton, August 29, and made one start.