Cade Smith or Zach Pop

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Cade Smith or Zach Pop Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Zach Pop RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	63	7

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	67.2	7.1

Wins	6	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	36	0

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	47	5

Earned Runs	16	3

Home Runs Allowed	5	0

Strikeouts	96	6

Walks	22	3

ERA	2.13	3.68

WHIP	1.02	1.09

Cade Smith or Zach Pop Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Zach Pop RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	32

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	32.2

Wins	5	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	2

Hits Allowed	52	33

Earned Runs	22	20

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	89	26

Walks	20	12

ERA	2.85	5.51

WHIP	1.04	1.41

Cade Smith or Zach Pop Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Zach Pop RP - MIA
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	Phillies RHP Zach Pop elected free agency. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	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 Phillies designated Zach Pop for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	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	Zach Pop began a rehab assignment in Triple-A on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th
	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	The Phillies placed RHP Zach Pop on the 15-day injured list with a right calf strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th
	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 Zach Pop Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Zach Pop RP - MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#393
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#395
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#366
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#345
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#387
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#190
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#171
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#285
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#146	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#234
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#77	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#285
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#363	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#155
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#288	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#6	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#155	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#388
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#393
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#288	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#335	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#90	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#217
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#195	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#327
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#333
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#77	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#295	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#236	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#388	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#391	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#394	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#333	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#330	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#133	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#240	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#320
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#101
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#288	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#28
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sat, Apr 4th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151
Thu, May 14th				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Mon, Jun 1st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, Jun 11th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Sun, Jun 14th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Mon, Jun 15th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Jul 17th				@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th				vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Thu, Jul 30th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Mon, Aug 31st				@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#196