May 10, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher
Will Smith will head to the bench ahead of Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This appears to be a routine rest day for Smith who has started each of the first two games of this series. As a result, Smith will take the night off and
Austin Barnes will do the catching and bat ninth versus right-hander
Corbin Burnes. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups accordingly ahead of first pitch. The expectation is that Smith will be back in the lineup ahead of Sunday's contest.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
May 7, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher
Will Smith is getting the day off on Wednesday when the Dodgers play the final game of a three-game set against the Miami Marlins. The backstop started in each of the first two games of the series and has gone 2-for-9 with a double. As a result,
Austin Barnes will get the nod this afternoon behind the dish and will bat in the nine-hole. Fantasy managers should expect Smith to return to the starting nine on Thursday when they begin a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Through his first 29 games of the season, Smith has posted a strong .309/.398/.479 slash line with three home runs and two stolen bases. He has generated an elite .376 xwOBA with an impressive 15.5 percent barrel rate. Barnes could be worth a look as a value play in DFS facing Miami right-hander
Valente Bellozo.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 30, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
Tommy Edman and catcher
Will Smith are both taking a seat for Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Miami Marlins. The hot-hitting
Andy Pages is starting in center field and batting fifth, while
Austin Barnes is doing the catching and hitting in the nine-hole against Marlins right-hander
Cal Quantrill.
Enrique Hernandez is at second and is hitting seventh. Pages is among the hottest hitters in baseball right now, as he comes into Wednesday's contest riding a seven-game hitting streak in which he's gone 17-for-29 with three doubles, four home runs, eight RBI, three steals and nine runs scored. Edman has been on the bench for two of the last three games and has gone 3-for-19 in his last six games. It's just a regular rest day for Smith, who is hitting a strong .316 (24-for-76) in the early going with three homers and 17 RBI for the Blue.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: 570 LA Sports - David Vassegh
April 27, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher
Will Smith (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smith returned from the injured list on Friday, but has gone hitless over the last two games. That being said, the Dodgers have decided to give Smith the day off on Sunday to rest and hopefully get back on track. In his absence,
Austin Barnes will do the catching and bat ninth against left-hander
Bailey Falter. Fantasy managers can pull Smith from their lineups on Sunday ahead of first pitch.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
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