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Chris Taylor for Josh Smith (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX  | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 340 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 1140 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 11 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| RBI | 8 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .240 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | RET |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 284 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 448 | ‐ |
| Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 122 | ‐ |
| Runs | 8 | ‐ |
| Hits | 28 | ‐ |
| Singles | 23 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 3 | ‐ |
| Triples | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 8 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 14 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 26 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .230 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .312 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .295 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .607 | ‐ |
| Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 83 | ‐ |
| Runs | 11 | ‐ |
| Hits | 20 | ‐ |
| Singles | 14 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 4 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| RBI | 8 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 9 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 18 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .240 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .325 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .359 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .684 | ‐ |
| Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |
| News | ||
| The Rangers optioned Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th | Chris Taylor announced on social media that he is officially retiring. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | |
| Josh Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. He entered as a pinch hitter for Justin Foscue in the sixth inning and immediately delivered a solo homer to right field before adding an RBI infield single in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd | Chris Taylor changed his mind on retirement and has been placed on the minor league injured list with a left forearm fracture. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | |
| Josh Smith was recalled from Triple-A ahead of Wednesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 1st | Chris Taylor has announced his retirement after 12 big league seasons. He played primarily with the Dodgers, but also spent time with the Mariners and Angels. David Leisering Fri, May 22nd | |
| The Rangers optioned INF/OF Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th | The Angels re-signed utility man Chris Taylor to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th | |
| The Rangers activated Josh Smith from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th | Veteran utilityman Chris Taylor has re-signed with the Los Angeles Angels. It's unclear whether the deal is a major league contract or a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. David Leisering Thu, Feb 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (11-4) | #4 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-7) | #53 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (9-4) | #11 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #200 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #78 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CIN | Brady Singer (4-9) | #158 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-7) | #208 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (11-1) | #22 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #8 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SEA | George Kirby (7-8) | #18 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #13 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #63 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-6) | #43 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-5) | #117 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #183 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-9) | #181 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (8-6) | #156 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-4) | #202 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #8 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ SEA | George Kirby (7-8) | #18 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #13 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3) | #121 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (9-3) | #25 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (3-8) | #128 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #183 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-9) | #181 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (8-6) | #156 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #28 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (9-6) | #19 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-2) | #277 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #54 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ DET | Keider Montero (6-5) | #157 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ DET | Tyler Holton (1-4) | #141 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-2) | #277 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-4) | #67 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #248 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (4-2) | #91 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (5-4) | #97 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-5) | #119 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (8-3) | #72 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-9) | #171 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (3-5) | #210 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #138 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (4-6) | #247 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (8-5) | #162 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #435 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | ||||
| Wed, May 20th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (2-8) | #275 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (3-3) | #96 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (5-7) | #267 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (3-6) | #36 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (5-4) | #135 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #321 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (4-9) | #180 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #138 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (4-3) | #174 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (3-6) | #122 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-7) | #71 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (4-7) | #80 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ STL | Dustin May (5-7) | #52 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ STL | Andre Pallante (10-6) | #137 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (8-5) | #41 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (3-9) | #44 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-5) | #84 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (4-3) | #174 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (3-6) | #122 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (5-7) | #71 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (12-1) | #32 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #24 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #143 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs MIN | Mike Paredes (0-2) | #250 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (4-7) | #109 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-5) | #14 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (6-6) | #296 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (5-5) | #179 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs SD | Wandy Peralta (1-1) | #213 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips (2-4) | #273 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (10-5) | #55 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (5-7) | #51 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-8) | #23 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | #222 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (6-4) | #10 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TOR | Shane Bieber (1-1) | #74 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (8-5) | #41 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (3-9) | #44 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-5) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | Framber Valdez (5-6) | #29 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #54 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs DET | Casey Mize (4-6) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (8-6) | #47 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (5-7) | #267 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-6) | #36 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs HOU | Hunter Brown (1-1) | #21 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (8-5) | #162 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #233 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (10-6) | #7 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ATL | Owen Murphy (0-1) | #204 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (6-4) | #148 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (5-6) | #399 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (3-6) | #214 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (6-4) | #168 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (4-4) | #34 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #13 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #8 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs SEA | George Kirby (7-8) | #18 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (5-7) | #57 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ TB | Ian Seymour (6-2) | #75 | |||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ TB | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ HOU | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ HOU | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ HOU | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SF | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs BAL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs BAL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAA | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATH | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATH | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs WSH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs LAA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs LAA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ CWS | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ MIL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ MIL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs ATH | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TB | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TB | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TB | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TB | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SEA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ ARI | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ ARI | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BOS | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BOS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs NYM | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIN | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIN | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIN | |||||
