First baseman Dominic Smith opted out of his contract with the New York Yankees on Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN, deciding to become a free agent after a productive spring with the club.

With Opening Day less than a week away, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman discussed his club's roster on Saturday in Tampa.

Giancarlo Stanton’s elbow injuries gave Smith an outside shot to make the team, but fellow left-handed hitter Ben Rice has emerged as the likely candidate to get the majority of at-bats at DH to start the year. And the Yankees will likely have two more lefties, J.C. Escarra and Trent Grisham, on their bench, which does not help Smith’s cause.