W. Smith, Ty. Megill, Arraez, Castellanos, Soroka

Smith having his best season … After a strong start to 2024, Will Smith (C, LAD) faded during the second half. Smith is off to another strong start in 2025. What are his prospects for keeping it up this year? 

Year	PA	HR	BA	xBA	OBP	BB%	ct%	h%	HctX	PX	xPX	HR/F	Brl%
2021	501	25	0.259	0.258	0.365	12%	75%	28%	114	131	140	16%	11%
2022	578	24	0.260	0.264	0.343	10%	81%	27%	117	120	144	12%	10%
2023	560	19	0.258	0.252	0.355	11%	80%	28%	120	95	123	11%	7%
2024	544	20	0.248	0.248	0.327	10%	77%	27%	110	112	142	11%	11%
2025	252	9	0.330	0.269	0.425	14%	77%	38%	111	136	136	11%	12%

Smith's BA is propped up by a 38% h%, but overall, his skills are excellent and the Dodgers are managing his workload in an attempt to avoid last year's second half swoon:

• The delta between his BA and BHQ xBA suggest that his BA will move toward his...

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