Dodgers’ Will Smith strike-zone management shows maturity

LOS ANGELES — In some alternate reality in a different dimension, Will Smith is tearing it up.
In this world, the Dodgers’ young catcher does rank among the elite hitters in a few measurements. According to Statcast and Baseball Info Solutions, Smith’s average exit velocity of 94.3 is third in the majors behind only Miguel Sano and Fernando Tatis Jr. His barrel percentage of 16.7 is tied for 20th in the majors with, oh, Mike Trout and a few others.
As a result, his “expec