Cade Smith or Welinton Herrera

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Cade Smith or Welinton Herrera Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Welinton Herrera RP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	57	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	60.0	2.1

Wins	3	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	45	2

Earned Runs	16	0

Home Runs Allowed	5	0

Strikeouts	84	2

Walks	20	1

ERA	2.40	0.00

WHIP	1.08	1.29

Cade Smith or Welinton Herrera Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Welinton Herrera RP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	24

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	24.0

Wins	5	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	52	24

Earned Runs	22	12

Home Runs Allowed	6	3

Strikeouts	89	24

Walks	20	11

ERA	2.85	4.45

WHIP	1.04	1.43

Cade Smith or Welinton Herrera Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Welinton Herrera 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	Welinton Herrera will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 30th
	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	Welinton Herrera is receiving a second opinion on his UCL tear. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 6th
	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	Welinton Herrera (elbow) has been transferred to the 60-day IL by the Colorado Rockies. The move allows an open spot on the 40-man roster for righthander TJ Shook, who was called up on Monday. David Leisering Mon, Jun 1st
	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 placed Welinton Herrera on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	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 recalled LHP Welinton Herrera from Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
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 Welinton Herrera Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Welinton Herrera RP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#299
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
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)	#19
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#433
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
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)	#67	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ NYY
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 (11-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, May 14th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, Jun 14th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Fri, Jul 17th				vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th				vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Aug 31st				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD