Over the summer Will Smith became the unlikely and perhaps ill-prepared centerpiece of the Dodgers youth movement. Thanks in part to his name and in part to his power at the plate, Smith gained the starting role at catcher when Austin Barnes struggled and was sent down, and he has not relinquished the job since, because really, how could they?
At this point, the pitching staff hasn’t seen much of Barnes in weeks, even as Smith struggles to be consistent in the field and at the plate this September for the Dodgers. So Smith has the role through at least some part of October, though we know from Grandal’s struggles and replacement that Barnes should be waiting for his opportunity at the very least.