Alexander Alberto or Cade Smith

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Alexander Alberto or Cade Smith Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Alexander Alberto RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	62	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	66.0	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	36	‐

Blown Saves	5	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	47	‐

Earned Runs	16	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	95	‐

Walks	22	‐

ERA	2.18	‐

WHIP	1.05	‐

Alexander Alberto or Cade Smith Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Alexander Alberto RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	7.3

Wins	5	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	52	8

Earned Runs	22	4

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	89	6

Walks	20	3

ERA	2.85	5.14

WHIP	1.04	1.51

Alexander Alberto or Cade Smith Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Alexander Alberto RP - TB
News
	Cade Smith continues to make closing look almost too easy, needing just nine pitches to lock down a save in Friday's 5-2 win over the Twins while allowing one hit and no walks. Matthew Adam Sat, Sep 12th	Alberto spent most of last season at the High-A level, posting a 2.91 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 45:17 K:BB across 34 innings. The White Sox selected him in the Rule 5 Draft in November but he did not make their Opening Day roster. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th
	Cade Smith tossed a scoreless ninth inning in a 7-6 win over the Tigers in the first game of a Friday doubleheader. Smith allowed one hit and struck out two in the frame to earn the win. Matthew Adam Sat, Sep 5th	The White Sox have placed right-hander Alexander Alberto. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 16th
	Cade Smith struck out two batters in a scoreless frame to earn the save in the Guardians' 8-6 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 26th	Alberto (back) was selected by Chicago in the Rule 5 Draft and is competing for a bullpen position. He has surrendered three runs with four strikeouts and two walks across five innings during spring training. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th
	Cade Smith allowed one run on one hit while striking out one to earn the save in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing one earned run on one hit to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 23rd
Notes
	Cade Smith has quickly emerged as one of baseball's most dominant late-inning arms. His bat-missing ability has remained consistent across both seasons, posting a 35.1% strikeout rate over his first 149 MLB innings with excellent control (6.1% BB%). While his ERA rose to 2.93 in 2025 as his fly-ball rate and HR% ticked up slightly, the underlying profile still supports high-end relief production. The 2026 projections forecast roughly 30 saves, 91 strikeouts, and a 3.05 ERA across 71 innings as Cleveland's primary closer in the top tier of relievers. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	I know Mason Miller is THE relief pitcher household name these days, but Cade Smith could be joining that conversation after this year. In his only two seasons in the big leagues, Smith has posted 12+ K/9s and sub 2 FIPs in each season, making him as reliable and excellent as any reliever in the game. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Alexander Alberto or Cade Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Alexander Alberto RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Sat, Apr 4th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#368
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#200	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#325
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#349
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Sun, Jun 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Mon, Jun 15th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#224
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Fri, Jul 17th				@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)		vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#396
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#220	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#215	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#138	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#254	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#233
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#198
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ PHI
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#195
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95