Smith had been with the Rays as Tampa Bay's director of predictive modeling, and has now been offered a role in Boston’s front office.
The move indicates a continued trend of the Red Sox hiring from Tampa Bay's staff to enhance their player development and analytics initiatives.
Assistant GM Mike Groopman will be transitioning to a new role focused on player acquisition, leaving an opening for Smith to fill in analytics.
If Paul Toboni is promoted to a general manager position, the Red Sox will maintain a strong assistant GM framework with Smith included.
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