Cade Smith or Joe Ross

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Cade Smith or Joe Ross Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Joe Ross RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	65.0	11.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	46	16

Earned Runs	16	12

Home Runs Allowed	5	3

Strikeouts	95	7

Walks	22	6

ERA	2.22	9.26

WHIP	1.05	1.89

Cade Smith or Joe Ross Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Joe Ross RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	25

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	68.6	29.3

Wins	5	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	52	30

Earned Runs	22	16

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	89	24

Walks	20	11

ERA	2.85	5.04

WHIP	1.04	1.41

Cade Smith or Joe Ross Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Joe Ross RP - TEX
News
	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 Rangers re-signed RHP Joe Ross to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	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	Joe Ross has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	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	Joe Ross was designated for assignment ahead of Monday's game at Cleveland. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
	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 Rangers selected the contract of RHP Joe Ross from Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	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 Rangers signed Joe Ross to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
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 Joe Ross Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Joe Ross RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#154
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#193
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#196	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#299
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#363
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#170	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#100	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#355
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#222
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#228
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#262	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ MIN
Sat, Apr 4th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 14th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#340
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36