Canaan Smith-Njigba
24-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
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0
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0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
It would be easy to forget that Smith-Njigba factored into the Pirates' outfield mix early in the 2023 season, as he had accrued 37 plate appearances through the first three weeks of April. That sample wasn't particularly kind to him, as he was striking out at 43.3 percent clip and had just a .435 OSP before being optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Smith-Njigba didn't make it back to the majors and will now be fighting to make the Opening Day roster as outfield depth in Pittsburgh, though he wasn't helped by the offseason addition of Edward Olivares and the re-signing of Andrew McCutchen. At the age of 25, it's still too early to give up on Smith-Ngiba due to his extended run of success in the minor leagues, though he's likely running out of chances to prove himself as a contributor in the majors. Read Past Outlooks
Sent to Triple-A
Smith-Njigba cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Smith-Njigba was designated for assignment as the Pirates cleared space on their 40-man roster for the start of the season, but he'll remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 24-year-old spent most of last season with Indianapolis and had an .839 OPS with 15 homers and 21 steals in 105 games.
Smith-Njigba was designated for assignment as the Pirates cleared space on their 40-man roster for the start of the season, but he'll remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 24-year-old spent most of last season with Indianapolis and had an .839 OPS with 15 homers and 21 steals in 105 games.
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2023
2022
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
-100%
OPS vs RHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .533 | 41 | 0 | 5 | .147 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2023vs Right | .477 | 34 | 0 | 5 | .138 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | .829 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||||
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Since 2022
+22%
OPS at Home
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .575 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .472 | 34 | 0 | 4 | .138 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .575 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||||
2023Away | .389 | 27 | 0 | 4 | .125 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | .829 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||||
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2020
Smith-Njigba was among a number of young outfielders to make their big-league debut for the Pirates in 2022, as he was called up on June 13. Unfortunately, a broken wrist ended his campaign after only seven plate appearances with the club. He's since been fully cleared, which puts him in line to compete for a roster spot in spring training. That's where Smith-Njigba's defensive limitations will come into play, as he's strictly a corner outfielder, and both Cal Mitchell and Jack Suwinski are likely to get the first shot at locking down those roles. Unfortunately, even if Smith-Njigba steps into more playing time, it's unclear what he'd offer in a fantasy context. Scouting reports suggest that he has the potential to hit for above-average power, though he's never surpassed a .158 ISO at any level of the minor leagues. Entering his age-24 season, it's possible that Smith-Njigba can take a step forward, but for now his intrigue is primarily limited to very deep formats such as dynasty leagues, draft-and-hold, or NL-only leagues.
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Moved off 40-man roster
The Pirates designated Smith-Njigba for assignment Thursday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Pirates optioned Smith-Njigba to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
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Returns to Pittsburgh
The Pirates claimed Smith-Njigba off waivers from the Mariners on Monday.
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Designated for assignment
The Mariners designated Smith-Njigba for assignment Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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Claimed by Seattle
The Mariners claimed Smith-Njigba off waivers from the Pirates on Wednesday.
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