10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Sun 6/19/22 10:53 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Smith started at first base Sunday, allowing Christian Walker to rest his legs as the designated hitter. In the fifth inning, Smith swatted the third of Arizona's four homers in the contest. Over his last 22 games, he's gone a meager 10-for-77 (.130) while losing out on an everyday job with the emergence of Alek Thomas in center field. Smith is slashing just .194/.274/.358 with nine long balls, 28 RBI, 19 runs scored, a stolen base and six doubles through 61 contests. With Daulton Varsho picking up time in right field and prospect Buddy Kennedy challenging for playing time as the designated hitter, Smith's role could further shrink if he can't get his bat going.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Fri 6/17/22 6:10 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith isn't starting Friday's game against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Smith went 0-for-18 with a run, an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts over his last six games and will get a breather Friday. Buddy Kennedy is serving as the designated hitter and batting sixth.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Tue 6/14/22 9:39 AM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith will see his plate appearances cut back after Arizona manager Torey Lovullo announced that Daulton Varsho will become the team's primary right fielder, as reported by Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. Smith, who was not in the starting lineup for the second time in four games Monday, went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter and played right field for the final inning of a 5-4 loss to the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Lovullo's decision to go with Alek Thomas in center field and Varsho in right puts a damper on Smith's at-bats. He was already being crowded by Jake McCarthy's roster presence and will be part of the mix at designated hitter and fill in at first base for Christian Walker. Smith, who has five hits over his last 51 at-bats (.098), is slashing .200/.286/.362 with eight home runs and 26 RBI over 210 plate appearances.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Mon 6/13/22 3:20 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith isn't starting Monday's game against the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Smith will get a breather after he went 0-for-7 with a walk and a strikeout over the last two games. Daulton Varsho is starting in right field while Jake McCarthy serves as the designated hitter.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Fri 6/10/22 3:49 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Smith clubbed a solo homer Thursday but has a .495 OPS through seven games in June and will take a seat Friday even though Philadelphia is sending righty Kyle Gibson to the mound. Daulton Varsho will rest his legs at designated hitter while Jose Herrera works behind the plate.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Thu 6/9/22 9:29 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Thursday against the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Smith took Tyler Mahle yard in the fifth inning to record his eighth home run of the season. He's homered five times in his last 16 games, also racking up 11 RBI and eight runs scored in that span. Overall, Smith has maintained a .210/.295/.381 line across 200 plate appearances on the season.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Mon 6/6/22 3:14 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith isn't starting Monday against the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Smith started in the last six games and hit just .136 with a homer, a double, four RBI and two runs during that time. Daulton Varsho will serve as the designated hitter while Jose Herrera starts behind the plate Monday.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Tue 5/31/22 1:56 AM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 6-2 victory against the Braves.
EDGE Analysis
Smith had only one hit in the game, but it was a big one. The 26-year-old smacked a 417-foot three-run shot to right field off Spencer Strider in the first inning that accounted for half of Arizona's run output. Smith has gone deep four times in his past eight games, and he already has seven homers on the campaign after collecting 11 long balls over 545 plate appearances last season.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Sun 5/29/22 3:50 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
EDGE Analysis
With southpaw Tyler Anderson on the hill for the Dodgers, the lefty-hitting Smith will be the odd man out of the starting nine. Smith had started in each of the Diamondbacks' last six games, going 5-for-21 with two home runs, five walks, five RBI and four runs.
10DPavin Smith 1B/LF/RF/DH ARI Sat 5/28/22 5:07 PM
10DPavin Smith
1B/LF/RF/DH ARI
Smith was added to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers and will bat second while serving as the the designated hitter.
EDGE Analysis
Smith was set for a day off but will instead be in the lineup in place of Daulton Varsho, who was scratched the day after he left Friday's series opener due to shoulder soreness. Smith started the season slowly but has looked better over his last 10 games, slashing .265/.359/.529 with three homers, though he's also struck out 33.3 percent of the time over that stretch.