Texas Rangers fans react to team signing relief pitcher Will Smith: "Last 2 teams to have Will Smith won the World Series", "We're nasty"

The Texas Rangers bolstered their bullpen on Saturday. The team announced that they had signed left-handed reliever Will Smith. The two sides agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.

Smith spent the bulk of last season with the Houston Astros, winning the World Series. The year before that, he was a member of the World Series-winning Atlanta Braves. Could this be a trend?

Smith split his time between Atlanta and Houston in 2022. He held a 3.97 ERA over 65 appearances. He'll slot in nicely next to guys like Taylor Hearn, Jake Odorizzi, and Brock Burke.

The Rangers aren't messing around this year when it comes to pitching. Earlier in the offseason, they signed Jacob deGrom in free agency. When healthy, deGrom is one of the best pitchers in all of baseball.

Texas Rangers fans couldn't be happier with the signing. They're adding a lefty to their bullpen who knows how to win the big game.

Signing Smith reunites him with his old San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy. Bochy was the one who gave him his first shot at being a closer in 2018. It wouldn't be surprising if he were used in a high-leverage role this season.

The Texas Rangers are going to be an interesting team

The Texas Rangers finished fourth in the American League West last season with a 68-94 record. It wasn't the season they were hoping for after signing Corey Seager and Marcus Semien.

Semien started the season abysmally, hitting .159 in the first month and a half of the season. He turned it around by the end of the year as he hit .248 with 26 home runs.

Semien will look to start the season the way he finished it last year. There's no way he can start that badly again.

Corey Seager finished the season with the worst batting average of his career (.245). Fans will likely see an increase in his batting average this year with the new shift restrictions. Seager is one of the most shifted-on batters in the entire sport.

One player to keep an eye on this season is Adolis Garcia. He is one of the most underrated players in the league. He's a five-tool player who could be one of the stolen base leaders this season.

The Rangers will be an interesting team to follow this season. They have what it takes to be a great team if they can stay healthy and stay away from slumps.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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