The Marlins need to clean up room on the 40-man roster, so Smith along with Pat Venditte and Mike Morin have been removed from it. The right-hander was ineffective in his 16 games and 26 1/3 innings with a 6.84 ERA and 1.67 WHIP. The expectation is that all three pitchers will become free agents, so Miami no longer has a monopoly on the Josh Smith market. 

Smith allowed five runs in just an inning on Wednesday against the Braves, and it sounds like the cracked nail could have been part of the problem. He likely won't pitch for the Marlins if/when they make the postseason even if healthy. 

The team needed some roster spots and Smith was among those who lost theirs in the transaction. He allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings of work for the Marlins this year.

Smith was up as the 29th man during Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Mets but didn't make an appearance. He'll be back eventually.