2024 Stats
AVG
.302
HR
0
RBI
9
R
6
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
In 2023, Smith reprised the utility role he held the previous season, settling in at third base, shortstop and the never-quite-settled left field spot at various times. The infield positions are locked in by Corey Seager and Josh Jung, while left field now belongs to Evan Carter. Designated hitter is open, but Smith's competent minor-league bat has yet to translate over 485 plate appearances in the show (.191 average, .592 OPS). The lefty batter didn't indicate much against any pitch type (.191 against fastballs, .176 against curve/breaking balls) or as a potential platoon mate (.623 OPS against right-handers). There isn't a path to regular at-bats for Smith, whose value lies in position versatility. Read Past Outlooks
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On bench against lefty
Smith is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Since Josh Jung played his last game April 1 before landing on the injured list a day later with a fractured wrist, Smith had started on the left side of the infield in each of the ensuing eight contests. Smith has reached base at a .433 clip during that eight-game stretch to solidify his case for a regular role with the Rangers, but he'll head to the bench Thursday while left-hander JP Sears toes the rubber for Oakland. With Jung set to remain out for at least two months after getting transferred to the 60-day IL earlier this week, Smith should still have an extended runway at the hot corner, provided he continues to produce well at the dish.
Since Josh Jung played his last game April 1 before landing on the injured list a day later with a fractured wrist, Smith had started on the left side of the infield in each of the ensuing eight contests. Smith has reached base at a .433 clip during that eight-game stretch to solidify his case for a regular role with the Rangers, but he'll head to the bench Thursday while left-hander JP Sears toes the rubber for Oakland. With Jung set to remain out for at least two months after getting transferred to the 60-day IL earlier this week, Smith should still have an extended runway at the hot corner, provided he continues to produce well at the dish.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+113%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022vs Left | .618 | 79 | 3 | 11 | .159 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .608 | 456 | 5 | 29 | .209 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 1.500 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .750 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .703 | 46 | 0 | 6 | .256 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .693 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .120 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .623 | 199 | 4 | 11 | .194 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .468 | 42 | 1 | 4 | .118 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .573 | 211 | 1 | 12 | .212 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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Even Split
2024
+4%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .608 | 280 | 4 | 22 | .197 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .611 | 255 | 4 | 18 | .206 | ||||
| 2024Home | .787 | 26 | 0 | 4 | .318 | ||||
| 2024Away | .756 | 24 | 0 | 5 | .286 | ||||
| 2023Home | .536 | 102 | 2 | 5 | .141 | ||||
| 2023Away | .707 | 130 | 4 | 10 | .218 | ||||
| 2022Home | .625 | 152 | 2 | 13 | .214 | ||||
| 2022Away | .454 | 101 | 0 | 3 | .172 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh Smith compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.83BB Rate
10.0%K Rate
12.0%BABIP
.351ISO
.070AVG
.302OBP
.400SLG
.372OPS
.772wOBA
.352Exit Velocity
89.8 mphHard Hit Rate
29.7%Barrels/PA
2.0%Expected BA
.313Expected SLG
.457Sprint Speed
Ground Ball %
33.3%Line Drive %
33.3%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Chance for more playing time
Josh Jung suffered a fractured right wrist Monday, reports Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, which will likely lead to more playing time at third base for Smith.
ANALYSIS
Smith entered Monday's contest as a replacement at the hot corner but has just one plate appearance through Texas' first four games of the season. Smith played in 90 big-league contests last season and struggled to a .185/.304/.328 slash line, so Ezequiel Duran is likely in a better position to secure regular reps.
Smith entered Monday's contest as a replacement at the hot corner but has just one plate appearance through Texas' first four games of the season. Smith played in 90 big-league contests last season and struggled to a .185/.304/.328 slash line, so Ezequiel Duran is likely in a better position to secure regular reps.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The H in Josh H. Smith stands for hitter as this young man can hit. He owns a .305/.421/.500 triple-slash line in a minor league career with a slugging percentage built more on gap extra base hits than homers along with a 41 of 53 track record on the basepaths. He struggled in his rookie season when Texas called him up with non-fastballs as he hit a collective .096 against breaking balls and offspeed pitches with a healthy dose of swing and miss. The baptism by fire last season did allow him to gain third base and outfield eligibility on draft day, but he does not have enough bat to be a fantasy regular at either position much less for the improving Rangers offense. Smith can be targeted in later rounds of deep AL-Only leagues as well as draft and hold formats in case something does open up for him as he still has good overall tools.
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Moves back to third base
Smith started at third base and went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over the Astros.
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Starts at shortstop
Smith started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Rays.
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Starts at third base
Smith started at third base and went 1-for-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rays.
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Fills in at third base
Smith walked and drove in a run after he replaced an injured Josh Jung (wrist) at third base in Monday's 9-3 win over the Rays.
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Rejoins lineup
Smith (hand) is starting at shortstop and batting second in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
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