Smith signed a minor-league contract with the Indians on Tuesday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.
Smith spent the 2018 season in the independent American Association, hitting a combined .248/.322/.334 with 25 stolen bases across 83 games with St. Paul and Sioux Falls. The 28-year-old has never appeared in the majors and owns an unsightly .163/.216/.236 slash line across parts of two seasons at Triple-A (73 games), so he figures to serve as organizational depth.
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Indians' Jordan Smith: Promoted to Triple-A Columbus
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Smith was promoted to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.
Smith has bounced between the Double-A and Triple-A levels this season. He is slashing .226/.305/.349 over 146 at-bats across both levels.
