Dodgers Insider Suggests Will Smith as Trade Candidate

Dodgers catcher Will Smith has established himself as one of the best catchers in baseball in his four years in Los Angeles. His .856 career OPS and 130 OPS+ are the best of any MLB catcher from 2019-22, and his 10.7 Wins Above Replacement trails only Willson Contreras (12.2) and JT Realmuto (15.8) in that time.

And, according to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, Smith could be a trade candidate this offseason.

The Dodgers continually produce elite catchers, the latest being Diego Cartaya, the No. 17 prospect in Kiley McDaniel’s midseason rankings. Cartaya is probably still at least a year away from the major leagues, where Smith has established himself as arguably the game’s best catcher. But if the…