Curt Smith goes Indy again

Curt Smith, first baseman of the Dutch National team became a free agent after the 2014 season. He had spent the season with the Cardinals’ AA affiliation in Springfield MO of the Texas League.

Smith signed a deal with the independent Lincoln SaltDogs of the American Association. Smith played for the SaltDogs before. In 2011 and 2013 he was a valuable part of the team. He joined the team at the half of the 2013 season after he was released by the Minnesota Twins. He had quite an impact with a batting average of .316 and five homeruns and twenty-seven runs batted in in twenty-nine games. Over the two seasons that he played in Lincoln he hit a respectable .328 and fourteen homeruns.

Curt Smith with the Lincoln SaltDogs
(photo by Brynn Anderson / Lincoln Journal Star)

Last season with the Springfield Cardinals, he hit .262 with eleven homeruns, sixteen doubles and fifty-two runs batted in.

Smith with the Springfield Cardinals

During the 2014 European Cup, Smith joined the Dutch National team and became the best Dutch hitter with an av arage of .448 and four homeruns.

Smith with the Dutch National Team
(photo: courtesy of Henk Seppen)
Source: www.honkbalsite.com