Day-To-Day
Injury Back
2025 Stats
AVG
.316
HR
4
RBI
10
R
18
SB
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
Nursing sore back
Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies due to back soreness, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Smith was not included in the lineup the Rangers released, but evidently the plan had been for him to play before his back began aching. He is considered day-to-day.
Smith was not included in the lineup the Rangers released, but evidently the plan had been for him to play before his back began aching. He is considered day-to-day.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+48%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .741 | 208 | 6 | 25 | .261 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .723 | 746 | 17 | 62 | .245 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .639 | 34 | 0 | 2 | .276 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .947 | 96 | 4 | 8 | .329 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .774 | 141 | 4 | 19 | .286 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .718 | 451 | 9 | 43 | .249 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .693 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .120 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .623 | 199 | 4 | 11 | .194 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+8%
OPS at Home
2025
+62%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .756 | 439 | 12 | 43 | .260 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .701 | 515 | 11 | 44 | .239 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.141 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .419 | ||||
| 2025Away | .704 | 81 | 2 | 5 | .254 | ||||
| 2024Home | .766 | 288 | 8 | 33 | .272 | ||||
| 2024Away | .698 | 304 | 5 | 29 | .244 | ||||
| 2023Home | .536 | 102 | 2 | 5 | .141 | ||||
| 2023Away | .707 | 130 | 4 | 10 | .218 | ||||
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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
0.61BB Rate
10.8%K Rate
17.7%BABIP
.368ISO
.158AVG
.316OBP
.395SLG
.474OPS
.869wOBA
.381Exit Velocity
88.4 mphHard Hit Rate
33.7%Barrels/PA
4.6%Expected BA
.291Expected SLG
.443Sprint Speed
23.7 ft/secGround Ball %
46.1%Line Drive %
22.5%Fly Ball %
31.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
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.
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Kicks off fireworks
Smith started at first base and went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Tigers.
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Makes second straight start at SS
Smith started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers.
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Starts at first base
Smith started at first base and went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Red Sox.
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Collects four hits
Smith went 4-for-5 with an RBI triple and two runs scored in Sunday's win over Seattle.
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Remains at short
Smith started at shortstop and went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Seattle.
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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.