Cade Smith or Michael Darrell-Hicks

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Cade Smith or Michael Darrell-Hicks Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Michael Darrell-Hicks RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	62	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	66.0	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	36	‐

Blown Saves	5	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	47	‐

Earned Runs	16	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	95	‐

Walks	22	‐

ERA	2.18	‐

WHIP	1.05	‐

Cade Smith or Michael Darrell-Hicks Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Michael Darrell-Hicks RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	11.8

Wins	5	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	52	13

Earned Runs	22	10

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	89	10

Walks	20	5

ERA	2.85	7.79

WHIP	1.04	1.55

Cade Smith or Michael Darrell-Hicks Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Michael Darrell-Hicks RP - PIT
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	Michael Darrell-Hicks has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Pittsburgh Pirates. David Leisering Tue, Mar 17th
	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
	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
	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
	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
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 Michael Darrell-Hicks Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Michael Darrell-Hicks RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#386
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#146	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#234
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#262
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#281
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#155	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#373
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#90	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#238
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#195
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#320	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-2)	#294	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#236	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#387	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#332	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#202
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#133	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#240	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ DET
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Sun, Jun 14th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#184
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53