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2022 Diamondbacks Reviews, #30: Pavin Smith

In his rookie campaign of 2021, Pavin Smith had proved to be a decent everyday bat, posting a line of .267/.328/.404 for an OPS of .732 (98 OPS+) across 145 games. He’d also shown positional flexibility, starting at all three outfield positions (even if the results in center were... mixed, to be charitable), as well as at first base. Smith had been ranked #7 in our player reviews at the end of the season, and was named the Snakepit’s Rookie of the Year. With the struggles that season of Christian Walker at 1B, Smith was one of the names most often mentioned as a potential replacement, along with Seth Beer.