Who Should I Trade?

AJ Smith-Shawver for Brandon Woodruff (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 579

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	19
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.42
WHIP	‐	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 52	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 103	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 75	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 234	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	1

Games Started	9	1

Innings Pitched	45.1	4.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	4

Earned Runs	13	2

Home Runs Allowed	5	0

Strikeouts	47	4

Walks	10	2

ERA	2.58	4.15

WHIP	0.82	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	11

Games Started	‐	3

Innings Pitched	‐	18.1

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	17

Earned Runs	‐	9

Home Runs Allowed	‐	3

Strikeouts	‐	19

Walks	‐	8

ERA	‐	4.42

WHIP	‐	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
News
	Brandon Woodruff will undergo shoulder surgery "with the goal in mind of pitching again." Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	AJ Smith-Shawver was sent back to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday night. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 29th
	Brandon Woodruff is expected to address the media for an update on his shoulder injury on Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 29th
	Brewers GM Matt Arnold says the team is "still working through" Brandon Woodruff's shoulder injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	The Braves activated AJ Smith-Shawver from the 15-day injured list and will make the 27th-man for Wednesday’s doubleheader. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	The Brewers transferred RHP Brandon Woodruff to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	AJ Smith-Shawver threw 86 pitches over four innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Brandon Woodruff underwent an MRI that revealed a new injury to the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. He is seeking a second opinion before he and the Brewers determine the next course of action. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 9th	AJ Smith-Shawver threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Gwinnett in a rehab start Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL			AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#237	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#312
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Tue, May 5th				@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#30
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#165	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#171
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#363
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#98	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#244
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#164
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#162	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Fri, Jul 10th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#289
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#164
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#219
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#187	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD			vs NYM
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th				@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA			@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC			vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#181
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Smith-Shawver for Brandon Woodruff (2026)

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