Cade Smith or Connor Brogdon
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| Cade Smith RP - CLE  | Connor Brogdon RP - CLE  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 25 | 15 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 25.2 | 15.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 0 | 2 |
| Saves | 18 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 22 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 7 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 14 |
| Walks | 5 | 3 |
| ERA | 2.45 | 5.28 |
| WHIP | 1.05 | 1.11 |
| Cade Smith RP - CLE | Connor Brogdon RP - CLE | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 70 | 47 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 68.6 | 50.2 |
| Wins | 5 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 28 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 4 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 52 | 47 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 27 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 89 | 50 |
| Walks | 20 | 21 |
| ERA | 2.85 | 4.81 |
| WHIP | 1.04 | 1.36 |
| Cade Smith RP - CLE | Connor Brogdon RP - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Cade Smith earned the save in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Phillies. Matthew Adam Mon, May 25th | The Guardians sent RHP Connor Brogdon outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | |
| Cade Smith struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 1-0 win over the Phillies. Matthew Adam Sat, May 23rd | The Guardians designated Connor Brogdon for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing one hit over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Thu, May 21st | Connor Brogdon struck out two batters while allowing one earned run on one hit to earn the save in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Mariners in 10 innings. Matthew Adam Sun, Mar 29th | |
| Cade Smith struck out three batters while allowing two hits and no walks in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Wed, May 20th | ||
| Cade Smith struck out two batters while allowing no hits and one walk in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Reds. Matthew Adam Sun, May 17th | ||
| 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 | ||
| Cade Smith RP - CLE | Connor Brogdon RP - CLE | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | vs CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | ||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-3) | #99 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #30 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #30 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #90 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #90 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #114 | vs BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #114 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #82 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #82 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs HOU | Ryan Weiss (0-3) | #292 | vs HOU | Ryan Weiss (0-3) | #292 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #145 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #145 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #226 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #226 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #166 | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #166 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #30 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #30 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-2) | #124 | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-2) | #124 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs MIN | Andrew Morris (1-2) | #171 | vs MIN | Andrew Morris (1-2) | #171 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #220 | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #220 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 | vs CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ DET | Drew Anderson | #110 | @ DET | Drew Anderson | #110 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (0-0) | #33 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (0-0) | #33 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (0-2) | #34 | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (0-2) | #34 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TEX | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TEX | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs NYY | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs NYY | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs NYY | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ MIL | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ MIL | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ MIL | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs SEA | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs SEA | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs SEA | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ MIA | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ MIA | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ MIA | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs PIT | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs PIT | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs PIT | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ CIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ CIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ CIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs NYM | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs NYM | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs NYM | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ LAA | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ LAA | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ LAA | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs KC | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs KC | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs KC | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs TOR | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs TOR | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TOR | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ BAL | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ BAL | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ BAL | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ BOS | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ BOS | @ BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ BOS | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ KC | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ KC | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ KC | @ KC | ||||
