Cade Smith or Scott Alexander

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Cade Smith or Scott Alexander Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Scott Alexander RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	67	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	72.1	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	40	‐

Blown Saves	5	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	48	‐

Earned Runs	16	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	104	‐

Walks	23	‐

ERA	1.99	‐

WHIP	0.98	‐

Cade Smith or Scott Alexander Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Scott Alexander RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	31

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	26.8

Wins	5	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	4	3

Hits Allowed	52	28

Earned Runs	22	19

Home Runs Allowed	6	3

Strikeouts	89	20

Walks	20	10

ERA	2.85	6.54

WHIP	1.04	1.43

Cade Smith or Scott Alexander Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Scott Alexander RP - KC
News
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing one walk over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Wed, Sep 23rd
	Cade Smith struck out three while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless frames to earn the save in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Mon, Sep 21st
	Cade Smith struck out two batters in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Sat, Sep 19th
	Cade Smith struck out two batters over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Thu, Sep 17th
	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
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 Scott Alexander Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Scott Alexander RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#19
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#133	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#185	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#239
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#31	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#185
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#31	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#275	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#154
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#273	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#141	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#168
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#141	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#120	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#129	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#297	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#27
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#249	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#196	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#243	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#158	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#237	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#288	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#230	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#50
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#211
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#219
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#141	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#205
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#296
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#237	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Sun, Jun 14th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#115
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (1-0)	#226