Kevin Smith

26-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Smith was acquired by the A's just before the 2022 campaign, and he appeared in 47 big-league games with a .518 OPS. He fared better at Triple-A Las Vegas with a .268/.331/.446 slash line, 13 homers and six steals in 86 contests. The 26-year-old spent the entire second half of last season in the minors but could be in the mix for a spot on Oakland's Opening Day roster, though the infield is much more crowded following the offseason additions of Jace Peterson, Aledmys Diaz and Jesus Aguilar. Smith is unlikely to work as more than a utility option while the Athletics are at full strength, at least early on in 2023. Read Past Outlooks
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#601
ADP
$Traded to the Athletics in March of 2022.
Goes yard Sunday
3BOakland Athletics
March 5, 2023
Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-3 Cactus League loss to the Padres, is now hitting .353 (6-for-17) across seven Cactus League contests.
ANALYSIS
Smith has hit safely in three of the last four exhibitions, and he also notably got Cactus League play off to a rousing start with a two-hit, three-RBI day against the Diamondbacks on Feb. 25. On the other hand, he has a 0:8 BB:K so far this spring after posting a 27.8 percent strikeout rate in the majors in 2022, and a 30.0 percent rate at Triple-A. The 26-year-old struggled to a .180/.216/.302 slash line across 151 plate appearances at the big-league level last year, but he's put up impressive power/speed numbers at every minor-league stop and can potentially fill in at shortstop, third base, designated hitter and the corner outfield spots.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
2
5
12
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
5
7
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+99%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+97%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+317%
OPS vs LHP
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .700 76 8 2 10 2 .232 .280 .420
Since 2020vs Right .351 111 3 1 4 2 .118 .165 .186
2022vs Left .756 55 7 1 9 2 .260 .296 .460
2022vs Right .384 96 2 1 4 2 .135 .170 .213
2021vs Left .554 21 1 1 1 0 .158 .238 .316
2021vs Right .133 15 1 0 0 0 .000 .133 .000
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+21%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+162%
OPS on Road
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .440 81 3 2 7 1 .145 .177 .263
Since 2020Away .533 106 8 1 7 3 .179 .238 .295
2022Home .505 62 2 2 7 1 .169 .183 .322
2022Away .526 89 7 0 6 3 .188 .239 .288
2021Home .217 19 1 0 0 0 .059 .158 .059
2021Away .569 17 1 1 1 0 .133 .235 .333
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Kevin 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
0.17
 
BB Rate
4.6%
 
K Rate
27.8%
 
BABIP
.237
 
ISO
.122
 
AVG
.180
 
OBP
.216
 
SLG
.302
 
OPS
.518
 
wOBA
.227
 
Exit Velocity
87.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
24.5%
 
Barrels/PA
5.3%
 
Expected BA
.189
 
Expected SLG
.322
 
Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
40.8%
 
Line Drive %
13.3%
 
Fly Ball %
45.9%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2019
Smith got his first taste of major-league action in 2021 and hit .094 with a solo homer and two runs across 18 games. In spite of his growing pains during his first stint in the majors, he was productive at Triple-A Buffalo last year, slashing .285/.370/.561 with 21 home runs, 69 RBI, 65 runs and 18 stolen bases. Even if he begins the 2022 campaign in the minors, it wouldn't be surprising to see him return to the big leagues at some point this year. He'll compete for the starting third base job in a rebuilding Oakland lineup this spring.
Smith, a fourth-round pick in 2017, went from being a complete afterthought in dynasty leagues to a borderline top-100 prospect. He was the best player in the Midwest League (190 wRC+, solid defense at shortstop), a distinction that did not carry much weight, considering he was 21 years old. However, when he continued to perform at a high level in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League, more people started to buy into him being a future everyday big leaguer. Among FSL hitters with at least 300 PA, Smith was top-10 in wRC+ (127), ISO (.194), and HR (18). He stole 29 bases on 35 attempts, but that oversells his raw speed -- he could steal 10-to-15 bases in the majors. While he may only hit .250 or .260, Smith has enough power and glove for the keystone if he has to move off shortstop. Double-A will be a big test, but if he can keep his strikeout rate in check there, he would be on track to debut in early 2020.
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Still scuffling in Vegas
3BOakland Athletics
July 15, 2022
Smith, who was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on June 13, has produced a .208/.257/.228 slash line over his first 25 games with the Aviators.
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Sent to Triple-A
3BOakland Athletics
June 13, 2022
Smith was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Sitting Wednesday
3BOakland Athletics
June 8, 2022
Smith is not in the lineup Wednesday against Atlanta.
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Hits bench again Tuesday
3BOakland Athletics
June 7, 2022
Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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On bench Saturday
3BOakland Athletics
June 4, 2022
Smith isn't starting Saturday against Boston.
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