Put mildly, the Arizona Fall League is an offensive-oriented circuit. Put dramatically, it is, historically, a launching pad, a hitter's paradise.

So when you go 21 batters before allowing your first hit, as right-hander Cade Smith did, that's nothing to sneeze at. The Yankees No. 19 prospect, the 23 year-old Smith was a bright spot on the mound all fall for a Mesa staff that combined for a 6.98 team ERA, and the standout in a shallow crop of New York prospects in Arizona this fall.

Smith logged three no-hit relief innings in his debut and was into his fourth inning in his second start before allowing his first hit to his final batter. He threw a nine-pitch scoreless inning in the Fall Stars Game and finished with a 2.13 ERA and a 14-2 K/BB rate across 12 2/3 innings in the hitter-

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