Dodgers catcher Will Smith sometimes doesn’t get the respect he deserves. Since he came into the league in 2019, only JT Realmuto and Willson Contreras have posted a higher Wins Above Replacement among catchers. And yet, in the last two years, besides Realmuto and Contreras, he’s been passed over for the National League All-Star team in favor of Yadier Molina, Omar Narvaez, Buster Posey, Travis d’Arnaud, and William Contreras.
Last year, MLB Network ranked zero-time All-Star Smith as the third-best catcher in baseball in their “Top 10 Right Now” series. This year, zero-time All-Star Smith has moved up that list again.