Whicker: The helium hasn’t run out on Will Smith’s high ride

It was Dec. 4, 2015, and a short, chilly sunset. As darkness fell, the Arizona Diamondbacks triumphantly signed Zack Greinke to a six-year, $206 million contract and threw the Dodgers into reverse.
Meanwhile, Will Smith was hitting caged baseballs and blocking bad pitches at the University of Louisville facility.
He was a great-field, mediocre-hit catcher, heading into his junior draft year, hoping to pick up the slipstream from all the future pros in his clubhouse.
It’s amazing how we lon