Cade Smith or Jeff Criswell

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Cade Smith or Jeff Criswell Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	61.0	4.0

Wins	3	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	45	4

Earned Runs	16	2

Home Runs Allowed	5	2

Strikeouts	86	3

Walks	21	3

ERA	2.36	4.50

WHIP	1.08	1.75

Cade Smith or Jeff Criswell Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	13

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	13.9

Wins	5	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	52	14

Earned Runs	22	10

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	89	14

Walks	20	6

ERA	2.85	6.56

WHIP	1.04	1.45

Cade Smith or Jeff Criswell Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
News
	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	The Rockies activated RHP Jeff Criswell off the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	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	Jeff Criswell is hopeful to receive an MRI before devising a rehab plan. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 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	The Rockies have placed right-hander Jeff Criswell on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 18th
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing two walks and no hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Giants. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 21st	The Rockies optioned RHP Jeff Criswell to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	Cade Smith struck out two batters over one scoreless inning in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Giants. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	The Rockies have recalled right-hander Jeff Criswell from Triple-A Albuquerque. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 9th
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 Jeff Criswell Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Jeff Criswell RP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#374
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#242
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#336
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#336	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#411
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#67	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#262	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ CWS
Sat, Apr 4th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Thu, May 14th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sun, Jun 14th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Fri, Jul 17th				vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th				vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Mon, Aug 31st				vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD