2024 Stats
AVG
.261
HR
12
RBI
56
R
61
SB
9
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
Logs two hits, run in win
Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Smith made a sixth consecutive start at shortstop, and the Rangers will now be without Corey Seager (hip, hernia) for the rest of the season. Smith should see the bulk of the time at shortstop to finish off what has been his best year in the majors. He's batting .264/.348/.403 with 12 home runs, 56 RBI, nine steals and 61 runs scored over 136 games.
Smith made a sixth consecutive start at shortstop, and the Rangers will now be without Corey Seager (hip, hernia) for the rest of the season. Smith should see the bulk of the time at shortstop to finish off what has been his best year in the majors. He's batting .264/.348/.403 with 12 home runs, 56 RBI, nine steals and 61 runs scored over 136 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+11%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .721 | 209 | 7 | 27 | .236 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .659 | 817 | 13 | 60 | .227 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .801 | 134 | 4 | 19 | .294 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .720 | 407 | 8 | 37 | .249 | ||||
| 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
+4%
OPS at Home
2024
+9%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .685 | 515 | 11 | 47 | .230 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .658 | 511 | 9 | 40 | .227 | ||||
| 2024Home | .773 | 261 | 7 | 29 | .272 | ||||
| 2024Away | .709 | 280 | 5 | 27 | .250 | ||||
| 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
0.40BB Rate
8.1%K Rate
20.1%BABIP
.314ISO
.137AVG
.261OBP
.343SLG
.397OPS
.740wOBA
.330Exit Velocity
87.5 mphHard Hit Rate
26.1%Barrels/PA
2.2%Expected BA
.240Expected SLG
.348Sprint Speed
22.7 ft/secGround Ball %
39.5%Line Drive %
23.8%Fly Ball %
36.7%Prospect Rankings History
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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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Swipes bag in win
Smith went 2-for-5 with a double, one RBI, a stolen base and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Yankees.
ANALYSIS
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Sitting against southpaw
Smith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Oakland.
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Idle versus lefty
Smith isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.
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Heading to bench Sunday
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
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Taking seat Wednesday
Smith is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
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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.