MLB · DH · Arizona Diamondbacks
Pavin Smith
B/T L/L · 6' 2" · 208 lb · born Jupiter, FL, USA · age 30 · draft 2017 rd 1 · played DH 37, 1B 33 · MLB debut 2020-09-12
Last 14 days (through 2026-09-13): 1 G · 1.000 AVG · 0 HR · 1 RBI · 2.000 OPS
216 plate appearances scored this season His season card →
Scout’s note
Pavin Smith is a 30-year-old first baseman from Jupiter, Florida, and a 2017 first-round pick who has settled into a .241 career hitter over 477 games. In one MLB appearance over the last two weeks, he singled and drove in a run.
What he’s paid
ArbitrationA market fact, not an engine read: what a club decided about him, on the season before this one. Figures from Cot’s, as of .
- 2026 salary
- $2.25M
- Tax hit
- $2.25M
- Service time
- 4 yr 15 d
- Options left
- 0 / 3
The deal 1 year $2.3M (2026)
On the sheet: 1 y/$2.25M (26) · agent Excel
After this season, as the sheet has it
| Season | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | Arb 3 | Free agent |
| Tax hit | — | — |
Cash and the tax hit are two different rulebooks and are never subtracted from one another — see the payroll board for his club, Arizona Diamondbacks.
Collect Pavin Smith
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Umpire favor
+1.5 net runs over 10 graded games — the zone was kind to the umpire on balance.
The line
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