Josh Smith

26-Year-Old ShortstopSS

Texas Rangers

2024 Stats

AVG

.302

RBI

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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

League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 172

DOB 8/7/1997

Born Baton Rouge, LA

College LSU

Drafted 2nd Rd 2019 NYY

Delivers game-winning run

SSTexas Rangers

April 18, 2024

Smith entered Wednesday's game as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI in a 5-4 win over Detroit.

ANALYSIS
Smith, who was held out of the starting lineup against a left-hander, got the call to pinch hit with runners on against righty Shelby Miller and delivered the game-deciding run. It's not surprising that Smith came through, as he's gone 7-for-13 with 10 RBI with runners in scoring position in 2024. He's performed better than expected in a fill-in role while Josh Jung (thumb) is unavailable, slashing .319/.418/.404 over 55 plate appearances. Seasoned fantasy managers should be aware Smith's .366 BABIP indicates a correction is coming. Over two previous MLB seasons, he slashed .191/.306/.287.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

vs Right-Handed Pitchers

vs RHP

vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+4%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+70%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+11%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+22%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.636	84	9	3	11	1	.167	.333	.303
Since 2022vs Right	.613	465	52	5	30	4	.210	.317	.296
2024vs Left	1.238	9	2	0	3	0	.571	.667	.571
2024vs Right	.730	55	7	0	7	0	.261	.382	.348
2023vs Left	.693	33	4	2	4	0	.120	.333	.360
2023vs Right	.623	199	25	4	11	1	.194	.299	.324
2022vs Left	.468	42	3	1	4	1	.118	.262	.206
2022vs Right	.573	211	20	1	12	3	.212	.316	.257
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+3%

OPS on Road

2024

+3%

OPS on Road

2023

+32%

OPS on Road

2022

+38%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.608	280	28	4	22	3	.197	.320	.288
Since 2022Away	.625	269	33	4	19	2	.211	.318	.307
2024Home	.787	26	3	0	4	0	.318	.423	.364
2024Away	.808	38	6	0	6	0	.290	.421	.387
2023Home	.536	102	14	2	5	0	.141	.277	.259
2023Away	.707	130	15	4	10	1	.218	.326	.382
2022Home	.625	152	11	2	13	3	.214	.331	.294
2022Away	.454	101	12	0	3	1	.172	.270	.184
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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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

1.00

BB Rate

12.5%

K Rate

12.5%

BABIP

.356

ISO

.075

AVG

.302

OBP

.422

SLG

.377

OPS

.799

wOBA

.366

Exit Velocity

89.2 mph

Hard Hit Rate

24.4%

Barrels/PA

1.6%

Expected BA

.306

Expected SLG

.431

Sprint Speed

24.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

38.6%

Line Drive %

31.8%

Fly Ball %

29.5%

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April 1, 2024

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.

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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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