Manager Craig Counsell announced Saturday that Smith (knee) will miss "significant" time regardless of whether he undergoes surgery on his torn LCL, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
It was announced earlier Saturday that Smith had suffered a torn LCL in his right knee after something of a freak accident. There is still no word on whether surgery is required, but Counsell's comments suggest that Smith will miss a significant portion of the season. Expect him to start the season on the disabled list while Jeremy Jeffress is the odds-on favorite to be the Brewers' closer.