Josh Smith
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.277
HR
2
RBI
18
R
22
SB
1
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
Sitting against southpaw
Smith is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rockies.
ANALYSIS
The lefty-hitting Smith went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's 8-3 loss. He will begin Sunday's contest on the bench as the Rockies send out southpaw Ty Blach. Ezequiel Duran will fill in for Smith at third base.
The lefty-hitting Smith went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's 8-3 loss. He will begin Sunday's contest on the bench as the Rockies send out southpaw Ty Blach. Ezequiel Duran will fill in for Smith at third base.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
+3%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .645 | 109 | 3 | 13 | .191 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .642 | 533 | 7 | 36 | .217 | ||||
2024vs Left | .812 | 34 | 0 | 5 | .333 | ||||
2024vs Right | .788 | 123 | 2 | 13 | .262 | ||||
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
Since 2022
+9%
OPS at Home
2024
+38%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .670 | 332 | 6 | 26 | .218 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .614 | 310 | 4 | 23 | .208 | ||||
2024Home | .919 | 78 | 2 | 8 | .319 | ||||
2024Away | .665 | 79 | 0 | 10 | .235 | ||||
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
0.45BB Rate
9.2%K Rate
20.4%BABIP
.354ISO
.152AVG
.280OBP
.375SLG
.432OPS
.807wOBA
.359Exit Velocity
86.1 mphHard Hit Rate
23.8%Barrels/PA
1.9%Expected BA
.241Expected SLG
.350Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/secGround Ball %
38.0%Line Drive %
28.0%Fly Ball %
34.0%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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Swipes first bag
Smith went 1-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the A's.
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Sitting in early game Wednesday
Smith is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Athletics.
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Goes deep Tuesday
Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and scored twice during Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Nationals.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Reds.
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Homers in loss
Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Seattle.
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