Josh Smith

27-Year-Old Third Baseman3B

Texas Rangers

2025 Stats

AVG

.367

RBI

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Between Josh Jung's wrist problems and Corey Seager getting nicked up, Smith finished third on the Rangers with nearly 600 plate appearances last season. He wound up winning the American League's Silver Slugger award at the utility spot, although the vast majority of Smith's production came in the first half when he collected an .861 OPS while slugging 10 of his 13 home runs. He had just a .565 OPS after the All-Star break, and Smith's .304 xwOBA versus his actual .323 wOBA suggests there was some good fortune involved. Smith should fill a super utility role again in 2025, although it's unlikely he'll play as much as he did in 2024. He'll be eligible at shortstop and third base out of the gate and could pick up additional eligibility, which is useful in deeper formats.ULL Read Past Outlooks

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 170

DOB 8/7/1997

Born Baton Rouge, LA

College LSU

Drafted 2nd Rd 2019 NYY

Moved to leadoff

3BTexas Rangers

April 23, 2025

Smith batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a walk, a home run, an RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Athletics.

ANALYSIS
Among the several lineup tweaks made by Texas manager Bruce Bochy, Smith was moved to the leadoff spot with Marcus Semien being dropped to fifth. The move, designed to fix a struggling offense, paid off for at least one night. The lineup and batting order tweaks came against a right-hander, and it's uncertain if Bochy will continue the practice against lefties. That will be determined Wednesday when the Rangers face southpaw JP Sears. One thing for certain is that Smith is hitting well out of the gates and getting his bat in the lineup is needed. He started in center field in place of Leody Taveras on Tuesday and eventually moved to shortstop when Corey Seager was removed due to a hamstring injury. In the past, Smith has been the primary fill-in at short whenever Seager dealt with an injury.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2023

+1%

OPS vs LHP

2025

+283%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+8%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+11%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023vs Left	.730	187	22	6	23	5	.247	.335	.395
Since 2023vs Right	.723	694	85	15	58	10	.246	.337	.387
2025vs Left	.322	13	1	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091
2025vs Right	1.233	44	10	2	4	3	.447	.523	.711
2024vs Left	.774	141	17	4	19	5	.286	.345	.429
2024vs Right	.718	451	50	9	43	6	.249	.335	.383
2023vs Left	.693	33	4	2	4	0	.120	.333	.360
2023vs Right	.623	199	25	4	11	1	.194	.299	.324
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2023

+5%

OPS at Home

2025

+66%

OPS at Home

2024

+10%

OPS at Home

2023

+32%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023Home	.742	412	54	11	39	8	.253	.339	.403
Since 2023Away	.710	469	53	10	42	7	.241	.334	.376
2025Home	1.369	22	5	1	1	2	.500	.591	.778
2025Away	.823	35	6	1	3	1	.290	.371	.452
2024Home	.766	288	35	8	33	6	.272	.341	.424
2024Away	.698	304	32	5	29	5	.244	.333	.365
2023Home	.536	102	14	2	5	0	.141	.277	.259
2023Away	.707	130	15	4	10	1	.218	.326	.382
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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

0.57

BB Rate

14.0%

K Rate

24.6%

BABIP

.485

ISO

.204

AVG

.367

OBP

.456

SLG

.571

OPS

1.028

wOBA

.443

Exit Velocity

88.1 mph

Hard Hit Rate

40.0%

Barrels/PA

3.5%

Expected BA

.294

Expected SLG

.427

Sprint Speed

24.5 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

41.2%

Line Drive %

23.5%

Fly Ball %

35.3%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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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.

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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Starts at DH

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April 20, 2025

Smith started at designated hitter against a right-hander and went 3-for-4 in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Dodgers.

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Key cog in winning rally

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April 20, 2025

Smith went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.

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Back in lineup

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April 19, 2025

Smith (thumb) will start at first base and bat third Saturday against the Dodgers.

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Absence continuing Friday

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April 18, 2025

Smith (thumb) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.

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Sitting third straight

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April 17, 2025

Smith (thumb) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

Chance for more playing time

3BTexas Rangers

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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