• Rating: 4.60 • 2025 Stats: .258/.362/.434, 120 OPS+, 0.4 bWAR • Date of Birth: 2/6/1996 • 2025 Earnings: $1.5 million • 2026 Status: Arb eligible, decent shot at starting first base on Opening Day.

Pavin Smith came into the season on the wings of a fairly good season. His playing time was limited, due to some very careful platooning from Hazen and Lovullo. The results were hard to argue with. He finished the season with 1.0 offensive bWAR (the less we speak about the defensive side the better) and a very good 145 OPS+. There was great hope that he had finally found his place in the majors, after wandering in the wilderness of ineffectiveness for a few years.

His usage to start the season was nearly identical to the previous season, almost exclusively facing right handed pitcher

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