Cade Smith or Jared Shuster

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Cade Smith or Jared Shuster Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Jared Shuster RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	62	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	66.0	9.0

Wins	5	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	36	0

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	47	11

Earned Runs	16	9

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	95	4

Walks	22	6

ERA	2.18	9.00

WHIP	1.05	1.89

Cade Smith or Jared Shuster Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Jared Shuster RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	13

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	68.6	20.7

Wins	5	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	0

Hits Allowed	52	22

Earned Runs	22	16

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	89	20

Walks	20	11

ERA	2.85	6.74

WHIP	1.04	1.57

Cade Smith or Jared Shuster Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Jared Shuster RP - STL
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	Jared Shuster was designated for assignment ahead of Wednesday's game against the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 8th
	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 Cardinals recalled Jared Shuster from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	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	Jared Shuster was assigned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, May 18th
	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	The Cardinals designated Jared Shuster for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th
	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	The Cardinals sent LHP Jared Shuster outright to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
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 or Jared Shuster Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Jared Shuster RP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#84
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#160	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#363
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#124
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#158
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#200
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159	vs ATL	Danny Young
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#84	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#158	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#253	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#234	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#393
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#148	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#151
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#333
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#151	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#144
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	vs WSH	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (1-0)	#315
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ MIL
Sat, Apr 4th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 14th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42