Josh H. Smith

Texas Rangers, Shortstop
Age: 27y-4m-15d (Aug 07, 1997)
Exp: 2.129 Years
Country: US
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: Round 2 (#67 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$3,204,376

2025-2025
Pre-Arbitration
(CURRENT)

Josh H. Smith signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Smith will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 27
Estimate
 $800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 28
ARB 1
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 2.129
Estimate
 $800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 28 --
ARB 1
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Estimate
 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024
Pre-Arbitration

Josh H. Smith signed a 1 year , $749,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $749,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $749,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $749,500
Average Salary:
$749,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023
Pre-Arbitration

Josh H. Smith signed a 1 year , $727,095 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $727,095 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $727,095.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $727,095
Average Salary:
$727,095
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Josh H. Smith signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Josh H. Smith signed a 1 year , $967,700 contract with the New York Yankees, including $967,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $967,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $967,700
Average Salary:
$967,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.129 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$3,204,376

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
Signing Bonus
$967,700
$967,700
2022 24
Active
$426,906
$1,394,606
2023 25
Active
$727,095
$2,121,701
 Champion
2024 26
Active
$1,082,675
$3,204,376
 AL Silver Slugger:UTIL
Total      
$3,204,376
$3,204,376
2025 27
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$4,004,376

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $967,700 - $967,700
3 $1,903,501 - $333,175 $2,236,676
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$967,700
$967,700
$967,700
2022
24
$426,906
$426,906
$1,394,606
2023
25
$727,095
$727,095
$2,121,701
2024
26
$749,500
$333,175
$1,082,675
$3,204,376
Total
$1,903,501
$967,700
$333,175
$3,204,376
$3,204,376
2025
27
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,703,501
$967,700
$333,175
$4,004,376

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $967,700 - $967,700
3 $1,903,501 - $333,175 $2,236,676

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 NYY Jun 04, 2022 - Jun 21, 2022 Shoulder
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $749,500 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $727,095 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Sep 08, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 21, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • May 30, 2022 Contract purchased by New York (NYY)
  • Jul 28, 2021 Traded to Texas (TEX) from New York (NYY) with Glenn Otto , Ezequiel Duran and Trevor Hauver for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez
  • Jul 10, 2019 Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 03, 2019 Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 2 (#67 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 05, 2016 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 38 (#1135 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 TEX 149 135 590 523 67 135 30 1 13 62 206 46 121 11 .258 .337 .394 .731 3.21
2023 TEX 90 54 230 195 29 36 8 1 6 15 64 25 55 1 .185 .304 .328 .632 0.95
2022 TEX 73 60 251 213 23 42 5 0 2 16 53 28 50 4 .197 .307 .249 .556 0.12

Calculated Market Value

$13.2M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 3 years, $39,568,416
  • Avg. Salary: $13,189,472
  • MLB Rank: 118
  • SS Rank: 11

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 0
  • Avg. Salary: $800,000
  • MLB Rank: 435
  • SS Rank: 26

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Josh H. Smith to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Nicky Lopez 1 $4,650,000 $4,650,000 29
Adalberto Mondesi 1 $3,045,000 $3,045,000 27
Wander Franco 11 $182,000,000 $16,545,455 20
Ezequiel Tovar 7 $63,500,000 $9,071,429 22
Averages 5 $63,298,750 $8,327,971 24.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Smith's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $34,590,801 $11,530,267

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Smith statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Nicky Lopez
2023-2024
 67.08 0.68 0.21 0.49 0.24 0.62 0.30 0.06 1.91
Adalberto Mondesi
2021-2022
 15.43 0.72 0.40 1.26 0.19 0.53 0.24 0.11 0.72
Wander Franco
2020-2021
 43.21 1.16 0.56 0.53 0.14 0.41 0.18 0.09 7.26
Ezequiel Tovar
2022-2023
 50.00 0.95 0.46 1.08 0.23 0.64 0.29 0.14 2.05
Average 43.93 0.88 0.41 0.84 0.20 0.55 0.25 0.10 2.99
Josh H. Smith
2023-2024
 73.77 0.72 0.32 0.74 0.22 0.68 0.32 0.14 3.28
Pct Change 67.93 -18.18 -21.95 11.90 10.50 24.00 28.00 40.00 9.70
Median Prime % Change 11.90%
Average Prime % Change 16.88%

Calculated Market Value: Josh H. Smith

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
3 years, $39,568,416 $13,189,472

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $749,500 contract with Texas (TEX)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $727,095 contract with Texas (TEX)
Sep 08, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
Aug 21, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
May 30, 2022
Contract purchased by New York (NYY)
Jul 28, 2021
Traded to Texas (TEX) from New York (NYY) with Glenn Otto , Ezequiel Duran and Trevor Hauver for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez
Jul 10, 2019
Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
Jun 03, 2019
Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 2 (#67 overall)
Jul 15, 2016
Unsigned by Detroit (DET)
Jun 05, 2016
Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 38 (#1135 overall)

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