Josh H. Smith

Texas Rangers, Shortstop
Age: 28y-6m-29d (Aug 07, 1997)
Exp: 3.129 Years
Country: US
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: Round 2 (#67 overall), 2019
2026 Payroll Salary

$3,225,000

2026 Cash

$3,225,000

Career Earnings

$4,242,860

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Josh H. Smith signed a 1 year, $3,225,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $3,225,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,225,000. In 2026, Smith will earn a base salary of $3,225,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,225,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,225,000
Average Salary:
$3,225,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.129
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 3.129
Arb Avoided
 $3,225,000 $3,225,000 1.32% $3,225,000 $3,225,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 3.129
Arb Avoided
 $3,225,000 - - $3,225,000 $3,225,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided
 $3,225,000 $3,225,000 $3,225,000 $3,225,000 $3,225,000 $3,225,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $780,500
Average Salary:
$780,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.129
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $749,500
Average Salary:
$749,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.129
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $727,095
Average Salary:
$727,095
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.111
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $967,700
Average Salary:
$967,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.129 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$4,242,860

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
-
Signing Bonus
$967,700
$967,700
2022 24
0
Active
$426,906
$1,394,606
2023 25
0.111
Active
$727,095
$2,121,701
 Champion
2024 26
1.129
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$749,500
$333,175
$2,871,201
$3,204,376
 AL Silver Slugger:UTIL
2025 27
2.129
Reserve
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$780,500
$257,984
$3,984,876
$4,242,860
Total      
$4,242,860
$3,984,876
$4,242,860
2026 28
3.129
Active / Arb Avoided
$3,225,000
Total
$7,467,860

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $967,700 - $967,700
4 $3,275,160 - - $3,275,160
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$967,700
$967,700
$967,700
2022
24
$426,906
$426,906
$1,394,606
2023
25
$727,095
$727,095
$2,121,701
2024
26
$749,500
$333,175
$749,500
$333,175
$2,871,201
$3,204,376
2025
27
$780,500
$257,984
$780,500
$257,984
$3,984,876
$4,242,860
Total
$3,275,160
$967,700
$4,242,860
$3,984,876
$4,242,860
2026
28
$3,225,000
$3,225,000
Total
$6,500,160
$967,700
$7,467,860

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $967,700 - $967,700
4 $3,275,160 - - $3,275,160

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 NYY Jun 04, 2022 - Jun 21, 2022 Shoulder
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $3.225 million contract with Texas (TEX), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $749,500 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $727,095 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Sep 08, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 21, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • May 30, 2022 Contract purchased by New York (NYY)
  • Jul 28, 2021 Traded to Texas (TEX) from New York (NYY) with Glenn Otto , Ezequiel Duran and Trevor Hauver for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez
  • Jul 10, 2019 Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 03, 2019 Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 2 (#67 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 05, 2016 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 38 (#1135 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 TEX 144 126 562 495 70 124 23 2 10 35 181 55 100 12 .251 .333 .366 .699 2.90
2024 TEX 149 135 590 523 67 135 30 1 13 62 206 46 121 11 .258 .337 .394 .731 3.21
2023 TEX 90 54 230 195 29 36 8 1 6 15 64 25 55 1 .185 .304 .328 .632 0.95
2022 TEX 73 60 251 213 23 42 5 0 2 16 53 28 50 4 .197 .307 .249 .556 0.12
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