Drew Smith or James McArthur
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| James McArthur RP - KC  | Drew Smith RP - FA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
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| Earned Runs | ‐ | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | ‐ |
| Walks | ‐ | ‐ |
| ERA | ‐ | ‐ |
| WHIP | ‐ | ‐ |
| James McArthur RP - KC | Drew Smith RP - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 25 | 34 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 25.8 | 33.9 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 25 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 14 | 19 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 23 | 35 |
| Walks | 8 | 15 |
| ERA | 4.90 | 5.14 |
| WHIP | 1.29 | 1.36 |
| James McArthur RP - KC | Drew Smith RP - FA | |
| News | ||
| James McArthur underwent another surgical procedure last week. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | The Twins signed RHP Drew Smith to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 29th | |
| Royals right-hander James McArthur (elbow) continues to deal with soreness and will see a specialist to determine next steps. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 20th | Smith missed all of 2025 recovering from his second Tommy John surgery and signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals in mid-February. He allowed two hits and two walks while striking out seven across 5.1 scoreless innings in six Grapefruit League appearances but was not on track to make the Opening Day roster. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | |
| The Royals have transferred right-hander James McArthur (elbow) to the 60-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 19th | Drew Smith has entered spring camp with the Nationals fully healthy. Ari Koslow Wed, Feb 18th | |
| The Nationals signed reliever Drew Smith to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| James McArthur RP - KC | Drew Smith RP - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (9-6) | #8 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (4-2) | #75 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (5-4) | #153 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7) | #376 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-5) | #15 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (9-3) | #47 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (3-1) | #54 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-2) | #59 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (3-9) | #45 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (10-4) | #28 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-4) | #87 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (6-4) | #168 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-4) | #84 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (5-6) | #393 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (4-2) | #48 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (5-6) | #32 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #56 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (5-5) | #164 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (9-5) | #20 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-4) | #66 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (3-7) | #44 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (6-9) | #42 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #72 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #202 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #141 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (5-7) | #283 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-6) | #37 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-7) | #243 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #182 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-9) | #176 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #12 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #99 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (3-8) | #65 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (3-9) | #45 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (10-4) | #28 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-4) | #87 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-6) | #105 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (5-5) | #164 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | ||||
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (5-6) | #393 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (3-6) | #223 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (6-4) | #168 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (5-6) | #53 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (7-4) | #129 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (10-6) | #140 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (11-1) | #25 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #24 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #146 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (7-6) | #9 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (7-8) | #17 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #12 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-4) | #66 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (9-5) | #20 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (3-4) | #27 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (5-8) | #36 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-8) | #98 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #107 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Lyon Richardson | ||||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (5-5) | #93 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chase Burns (11-1) | #22 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Andrew Morris (4-2) | #157 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (4-6) | #110 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (6-5) | #15 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (2-5) | #128 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) | #14 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (5-8) | #36 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-8) | #98 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (5-4) | #134 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (4-9) | #185 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #138 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (2-3) | #158 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (10-2) | #63 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (7-6) | #178 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-6) | #120 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (4-7) | #80 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | Dustin May (5-6) | #53 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (7-5) | #19 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (8-5) | #31 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (5-6) | #58 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | Casey Legumina | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (2-1) | #318 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (9-4) | #84 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (6-4) | #168 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (5-6) | #58 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (8-5) | #31 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | Ian Seymour (6-2) | #70 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (8-4) | #11 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-6) | #52 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (11-4) | #4 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | Cionel Perez | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-1) | #67 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | Sean Manaea (2-4) | #68 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (7-2) | #132 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (6-9) | #42 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #72 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | Michael King (6-7) | #51 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (6-6) | #308 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (5-5) | #180 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | |||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | |||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | |||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | |||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | |||||
