Pavin Smith
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Oct 15, 2026
Damon FerrellHOST
Timmy did an unbelievable job down the stretch after going down to AAA, making some adjustments.
Damon FerrellHOST
Pavin Smith was good when he came back for the last week to two weeks.
Damon FerrellHOST
Vargi did a lot of really good things for us this year.
Damon FerrellHOST
I think that's a clear area, no matter what, that we need to improve upon.
Jacob FranklinGUEST
And I just – no, I love – hey, look.
Jacob FranklinGUEST
I don't like bagging on guys.
Jacob FranklinGUEST
Like it's just not what I like to do, but man, I've done eight years of Pavin Smith experience at this point.
Jacob FranklinGUEST
And I could definitively say Pavin Smith can hit for a week at a time and he can't hit for three months at a time.
Eric ChavezHOST
It's not exactly his...
Adam NelsonHOST
But he still puts Pavin Smith...
Adam NelsonHOST
I'm just saying, I feel like...
Eric ChavezHOST
Like, you watch these games.
Damon DogHOST
And the other thing is, has there ever been something KillerX has said that's been more objectively wrong than saying that...
Damon DogHOST
I mean, both of us, but specifically that I want to run back Ildemar Vargas and Pavin Smith as our first baseman duo for next season.
Damon DogHOST
Killer X is an AI bot that's
Derek MontillaHOST
basically trained on being the worst kind of person from social media that you can
Damon DogHOST
imagine.
Damon DogHOST
I'm the most anti-Pavin Smith guy in the D-backs media sphere.
Damon DogHOST
Fact.
Damon DogHOST
That's a fact.
Jack SommersHOST
If somebody emerges for you at first base or you need to remove him for a defensive replacement, you can always do that, and he's not gonna be a problem in your clubhouse over it, you know? Nathaniel Lowe's known as a good clubhouse guy.
Jack SommersHOST
He's not gonna wow you, but Nathaniel Lowe is an established veteran who is everything that Pavin Smith was supposed to be.
Jack SommersHOST
That, I mean, the dream of...
Jack SommersHOST
If, if you were dreaming on Pavin Smith in years back, a guy that'd give you 110 to 120 OPS plus, hitting from the left side, getting on base, hitting with at least some power.
Jack SommersHOST
That's what, you know, Pavin Smith was supposed to be.
Jack SommersHOST
That's what Nathaniel Lowe is.
Jack SommersHOST
And he's a veteran, he knows how to get it done.
George LundHOST
Instead, Mike Hazen only got Lars Nootbaar, who feels like sort of an overpay now, even if he was a good Diamondback down the stretch.
George LundHOST
But one position in particular that Mike Hazen failed to address before the season, getting Carlos Santana, who they ended up DFA'ing, and Pavin Smith, who they DFA'd only to bring back, and even though the trade deadline didn't fill the hole, was first base.
George LundHOST
It was an issue.
George LundHOST
The Diamondbacks missed the playoff by two games, and they had the worst first base production in baseball.
George LundHOST
Again, that was my number one priority we talked on the show yesterday.
George LundHOST
And they still need an everyday answer at the position.
George LundHOST
Carl Santana, Pavin Smith, the platoon guys they tried to go with this year, utility guys, just didn't work.
George LundHOST
But trading Mario would create another hole in the bullpen that already needs help.
Mitch VareldzisHOST
They never settled in well.
Mitch VareldzisHOST
with either a core guy or a core rotation of two guys because they tried doing Pavin Smith and Carlos Santana at the beginning of the year, and both of them got hurt within the first couple of weeks, led to the point that Santana didn't even make it back after he left at that point.
Mitch VareldzisHOST
Pavin Smith was eventually DFA'd, somehow found his way back onto the 40-man roster, and then closed out the year relatively strong, all things considered.
Mitch VareldzisHOST
Tim Tawa...
Mitch VareldzisHOST
Found some reps in there.
George LundHOST
Now, we just touched on it a little bit right there, but how bad was first base? I want to look at each of these guys in particular.
George LundHOST
Of course, the original plan was Pavin Smith and Carlos Santana.
George LundHOST
Who knew that was gonna fail? Pretty much everybody.
George LundHOST
Now, who knew that Pavin Smith was going to fall off such a cliff? I mean, maybe people thought he was gonna be bad.
George LundHOST
Obviously, we'll talk about Pavin Smith and how he's always been pretty hot and cold throughout his career, but he was extra bad this season.
George LundHOST
Carlos Santana, honestly, he never really got much of a chance, but he didn't really deserve a chance after his first 25 or so at bats.
George LundHOST
Of course, was coming back from an injury.
George LundHOST
He was horrible defensively on top of it.
Damon FerrellHOST
No, that's what I'm saying.
Damon FerrellHOST
We thought Pavin Smith was going to probably take over from Paul Goldschmidt.
Damon FerrellHOST
That's what I'm saying.
Derek MontillaHOST
Well, I'm just just as far as I think that there's a good chance that by that time, Carlos Vera Honda will be ready at a major league level and will be the guy that could be, you know, again, just that catcher that even though we lost.
NicoleHOST
Nolan Arenado is a Hall of Famer, but who is playing first base alongside him?
KevinHOST
Well, you got Pavin Smith, Lou James Groover, Tim Tawa, and Ildemar Ovargas.
KevinHOST
That's a crowded logjam.
KevinHOST
But looking at the stats, Pavin Smith has been the most consistent hitter among them.
NicoleHOST
But defense.
NicoleHOST
Arenado needs someone who can cover ground.
Damon FerrellHOST
Uh, yeah, I think I'll just, I'll quit.
Damon FerrellHOST
I'm gonna go ahead and say I'm, I'll hand in my resignation now if we're walking in with Pavin Smith opening day.
Derek MontillaHOST
He doesn't mean to PHNX.
Derek MontillaHOST
He's just gonna quit on me and us.
Derek MontillaHOST
... anymore.
Derek MontillaHOST
He's gonna-
Damon FerrellHOST
No more Pavin Smith in the opening day lineup.
Derek MontillaHOST
No, he's gonna sell all of his vintage Diamondbacks stuff on Depop, and he's going to-
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