Cade Horton or Mitch Spence

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Cade Horton or Mitch Spence Player Statistics
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	2	1

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	7.1	4.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	4	4

Earned Runs	2	6

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	4	3

Walks	2	5

ERA	2.45	13.50

WHIP	0.82	2.25

Cade Horton or Mitch Spence Player Projections
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	25	25

Games Started	24	2

Innings Pitched	129.6	35.8

Wins	9	2

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	116	38

Earned Runs	55	18

Home Runs Allowed	16	5

Strikeouts	111	29

Walks	41	11

ERA	3.80	4.40

WHIP	1.22	1.37

Cade Horton or Mitch Spence Player Notes
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
News
	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th	The Royals have optioned right-hander Mitch Spence to Triple-A Omaha. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 19th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th	The Royals recalled RHP Mitch Spence from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th
	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th	The Royals optioned RHP Mitch Spence to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 19th
	Cade Horton (forearm) is scheduled to visit specialist Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday after his MRI results came back "not clean" and "not good." David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th	The Royals acquired Mitch Spence from the Athletics for RHP AJ Causey. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 12th
	The Cubs placed RHP Cade Horton on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th	The Athletics have designated right-hander Mitch Spence for assignment. Brenton Kemp Tue, Feb 10th
Notes
	Cade Horton broke through in 2025 with a 2.67 ERA and 1.09 WHIP across 118 innings, finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting after posting a 144 ERA+. His underlying profile was strong but not overpowering, as his 3.58 FIP and 7.4 K/9 suggest more command-and-contact management than bat-missing dominance. The 2026 projections push him closer to the mid-3.00s in ERA with a modest bump in workload, which frames Horton as a high-floor SP3/SP4. Without elite strikeout volume, his value will hinge on efficiency, wins, and ratio stability in a competitive Cubs rotation. Draft him as a steady innings stabilizer, but avoid paying for a repeat sub-2.75 ERA unless there's tangible growth in swing-and-miss. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Cade Horton or Mitch Spence Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Horton SP - CHC			Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (3-3)	#88
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (1-4)	#216	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#202	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#136
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7)	#229
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (6-4)	#44
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#150	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#50	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#69
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (5-2)	#23	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#166	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#124	vs CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#48	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (1-0)	#54
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#37	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#9	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#67
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-4)	#132	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (3-4)	#28	@ NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-1)	#178	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-2)	#70
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#37	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (2-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#9	vs BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#123
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-1)	#41	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#126	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (2-4)	#420
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (7-2)	#134	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#47
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (5-3)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (3-3)	#211	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#218
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#300	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#116
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-4)	#66	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (2-3)	#94	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (5-3)	#93	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#45
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (0-0)	#416	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#100	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (2-4)	#140	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-3)	#203	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#112
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#107	vs DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#79	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#8	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#136	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-1)	#241	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#222
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#183
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (2-3)	#138	@ STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#86
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#73	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#164
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#146
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (1-3)	#135	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (5-1)	#30
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (5-2)	#17	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#69	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-2)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#121	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (3-4)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (3-3)	#179	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (3-4)	#185	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#6
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#124	vs NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#61
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#48	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (1-0)	#24
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (6-5)	#2
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#146	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-4)	#52
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#164	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (2-3)	#117	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (0-1)	#151	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#100
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)	#339
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#116	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-2)	#75
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (3-6)	#87	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (1-2)	#81
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (5-5)	#64	@ MIN
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (1-7)	#96	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL			vs TEX
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL			vs TEX
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL			vs TEX
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF			vs HOU
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL			@ WSH
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL			@ WSH
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL			@ WSH
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR			vs STL
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR
Sun, Jun 21st	vs TOR			vs STL
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ NYM			@ TB
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM			@ TB
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM			@ TB
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM			@ TB
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL			@ CWS
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL			@ CWS
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL			@ CWS
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD			vs TB
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD			vs TB
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL			vs PHI
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL			vs PHI
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL			@ NYM
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL			@ NYM
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL			@ NYM
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN			@ BAL
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN			@ BAL
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN			@ BAL
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN			vs SD
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN			vs SD
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN			vs SD
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET			vs SF
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET			vs SF
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET			vs SF
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT			@ DET
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT			@ DET
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT			@ DET
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL			@ MIN
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL			@ MIN
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY			@ COL
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC			vs CHC
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			@ LAD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			vs DET
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#68
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (2-1)	#63
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#183
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#25
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU