Will Smith Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 255 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/10/1989 (34)
- Experience
- 11
- College
- Gulf Coast CC (FL)
Will Smith Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Will Smith News
Los Angeles Dodgers backstop Will Smith will be getting the day off on Thursday as the Dodgers open a four-game set against the Cincinnati Reds. Smith has started each of the past six games and holds an overall .315/.381/.479 line with four home runs. Instead, Austin Barnes will serve as the catcher for Tyler Glasnow and will bat in the nine-hole. The 34-year-old is best to fade in DFS as he enters Thursday with a .219/.359/.250 slash line with no home runs and has only appeared in 13 games this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith went 4-for-5 in Friday's 12-2 victory over the Blue Jays, with two of his four hits going for extra bases, including a double and his second home run of the season. The 2023 All-Star also drove in three runs and scored three times. This was the second straight game Smith has recorded four hits, raising his season slash line to .376/.413/.527 and putting himself in position as the third-highest-scoring backstop for fantasy thus far. The Dodgers face Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi on Saturday night. Smith is hitting a scorching .520/.581/.680 against lefties so far this season and is 1-for-3 off Kikuchi in his career.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the New York Mets and right-hander Jose Butto. It's a predictable absence as the Dodgers and Mets played a night game on Friday but will get together for an afternoon clash on Saturday. Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a run scored on Friday but the Dodgers took a 9-4 loss despite his efforts. The 29-year-old has come out of the gate hot this season, hitting .356 with a homer, five doubles, and an .861 OPS across 81 plate appearances, good for fourth-most among big-league backstops. The Dodgers have surprisingly dropped four of their last five entering Saturday's contest.
Batting Order
1 | Maikel Garcia |
2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
4 | Salvador Perez |
5 | Michael Massey |
6 | Nelson Velázquez |
7 | MJ Melendez |
8 | Hunter Renfroe |
9 | Kyle Isbel |
Will Smith Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Maikel Garcia |
2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
4 | Salvador Perez |
5 | Michael Massey |
6 | Nelson Velázquez |
7 | MJ Melendez |
8 | Hunter Renfroe |
9 | Kyle Isbel |
Based on what we see from his NFBC ADP of 352, William Smith is the leading candidate to close for the Kansas City Royals. Smith earned 22 saves for the World-Champion Texas Rangers last year but none in September, when he ceded the role to Jose Leclerc. Smith signed a one-year deal with Kansas City and, based on having experience in the top bullpen job, should be the favorite to start the season as the closer. Buyer beware: Smith had one of the highest max exit velocities in MLB last season at 116.1, and the K% was down to a career-low 24.3%. Smith might have enough juice to start the year as it gets closer, but expect this to become a timeshare at some point. ATC projects 14 saves, 10 holds, and a 4.46 ERA. If you can absorb the ratio shock, Smith could get you some saves.