Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 103	# 264
VBR	# 258	# 777

Projections

Strikeouts	32	9
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.37	4.34
WHIP	1.30	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 196	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 106	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 66	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 140	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	3

Games Started	27	3

Innings Pitched	143.0	8.1

Wins	5	0

Losses	10	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	151	12

Earned Runs	80	10

Home Runs Allowed	32	1

Strikeouts	153	11

Walks	49	9

ERA	5.04	10.80

WHIP	1.40	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	5

Games Started	6	2

Innings Pitched	32.7	10.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	32	9

Earned Runs	16	5

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	32	9

Walks	10	4

ERA	4.37	4.34

WHIP	1.30	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Aaron Nola gave up two runs on just three hits and three walks while striking out seven across six innings in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Mariners. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 26th	Shane Smith is expected to miss a couple of weeks at Triple-A Charlotte due to a right rotator cuff strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	Aaron Nola surrendered one run on five hits and no walks while striking out eight across seven innings in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Aaron Nola allowed one run on five hits and three walks while racking up nine strikeouts across five innings in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 14th	Shane Smith allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 2nd
	The Phillies say Aaron Nola has a bruised right knee. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Shane Smith didn't last long Thursday, and the White Sox paid for it in a 14-2 rout, allowing three earned runs runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1 2/3 innings in Thursday’s loss to Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 27th
	Aaron Nola left his start Saturday against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#54	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#280	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs COL
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 29th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Fri, Jul 17th				@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104
Thu, Jul 30th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Aug 14th				@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Shane Smith (2026)

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